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2025:UHC:4447-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI G. NARENDAR AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK MAHRA
3rd June, 2025
WRIT PETITION CRIMINAL No. 539 OF 2025
Sukhjeet Kaur
…Petitioner
Versus
State of Uttarakhand and Others
…Respondents
Presence:- Mr. D.N. Sharma and Ms. Manju Bahuguna, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Virk, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State.
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JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble The Chief Justice Sri G. Narendar)
We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Deputy Advocate General for the State.
2. We have perused Annexure No. 22. Apart from expressing an apprehension of interference in the enjoyment of her property by private respondents, the petitioner has neither detailed any incident nor any developments, which could be construed as a reasonable ground to apprehend threat to her. Apart from baldly stating harassing, threatening and intimidating, the petitioner has not detailed any act of a criminal nature to warrant a direction to the Police. 1
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3. If the interference is with the possession of the property, the remedy would lie with the Civil Courts.
4. Be that as it may, in the event, the petitioner files any complaint detailing any commission or preparation to commit a criminal act, the respondent-Police shall act, in accordance with law.
5. The writ petition stands disposed of.
_______________ G. NARENDAR, C.J.
_______________ ALOK MAHRA, J.
Dt: 3rd June, 2025 UJJWAL
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