IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 137 CRM-M-30095-2025 Date of decision: 25.08.2025 GURJANT SINGH AND ANOTHER ......Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Ms. Anjali Bangar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Saurav Verma, Addl. A.G. Punjab. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The instant petition has filed under Section 528 BNSS for seeking issuance of directions to the official respondents to take appropriate legal action against the private respondents on the basis of the allegations made in the representation dated 06.05.2025 by registering a cross case in FIR No. 22 dated 15.04.2025 registered under Sections 126(2), 133, 3(5) of the BNS (Section 299 BNS added later on) at Police Station Jhander, District Amritsar (Rural). The case has been called twice, however, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner, hence, Ms. Anjali Bangar, VISHAL SHARMA 2025.08.26 15:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-30095-2025 -2- Advocate, who is present in Court, is appointed as a Legal Aid Counsel to assist this Court. Pursuant to the order dated 08.07.2025, the State Counsel had been directed to seek instructions and to inform about the fate of representation (Annexure P-2) submitted by the petitioner. A status report by way of an affidavit of Gurwinder Singh, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division Ajnala, Amritsar (Rural) has been filed today in Court. He has specifically averred in the said status report that cross case vide General Diary No. 37 dated 19.08.2025 under Section 115(2), 298 and 3(5) of the BNS has already been registered on the basis of the statement of petitioner No.1. He thus submits that in view of the above, the present petition has been rendered infructuous. The Legal Aid Counsel appointed on behalf of the petitioner is not in a position to dispute that the representation in question already stands redressed and that in the event of the petitioner still having any subsisting grievance, he may take an appropriate remedy before the competent Court, in accordance with law. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous at this stage. A copy of this Court order be sent to the High Court Legal Services Committee for an appropriate action. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) AUGUST 25, 2025 JUDGE Vishal Sharma Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No VISHAL SHARMA 2025.08.26 15:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document