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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-5786-2025 DECIDED ON: 29.05.2025 RAVI
.....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
.....RESPONDENTS
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Jasjit Singh Rattu, DAG Punjab.
SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL) The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for directing Respondents No. 2 and 3 to ensure adequate protection to the life and liberty of the Petitioner and his family from any threat, harassment or harm at the hands of Respondents No. 5 and 6, who are police officials, and to restrain them from misusing their official position or acting under the influence of local political leaders in furtherance of any personal or political vendetta; with a further prayer to issue a direction to the commanding Respondents No. 1 to 4 to conduct a fair, independent and time-bound inquiry into the Petitioner pending representations dated 01.04.2025, 30.04.2025, and 26.05.2025 (Annexures P-3 to P-5), and to decide the same by passing a reasoned and speaking order in strict accordance with law. MEENU 2025.05.29 18:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he will be satisfied in case a direction be issued to respondent No.4 to look into the representation dated 01.04.2025, 30.04.2025, and 26.05.2025 (Annexures P-3 to P-5), within a time bound manner. In view of the above, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4/Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur to look into the representations dated 01.04.2025, 30.04.2025, and 26.05.2025 (Annexures P-3 to P-5) and decide the same in accordance with law within a period of four weeks by passing a speaking
order. A copy of order so passed be supplied to the petitioner within one week thereafter.
(SANDEEP MOUDGIL) 29.05.2025
JUDGE Meenu Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No MEENU 2025.05.29 18:33 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document