CRWP-6822-2025 -1- 114 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-6822-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 03.07.2025 Lal Singh ... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. P.P.S. Duggall, Advocate for the petitioner. ******* HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Present criminal writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of direction to the officials respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioner from the hands of respondent No.4 and others. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that around 10-11 months back, respondent No.4 and his associates approached the petitioner for sending his son, namely Gurpreet Singh, to USA within a period of 2-3 weeks through legal means and the matter was settled for Rs.45.00 lakhs, which was arranged by selling the land measuring 12 kanals situated at Village Tarawali, District Ferozepur, selling of ornaments etc. and borrowing VISHNU 2025.07.03 17:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh CRWP-6822-2025 -2- the money from relatives. After giving the money to respondent No.4 and his associates, son of the petitioner was boarded from Delhi on 04.09.2024 through donkey route via Acquador, Gohana, Brazil, Peeru and he along with five more persons was kept in a very small room in the jungle of Colombia, where they were tortured for want of more money. When the petitioner refused to give more money to respondent No.4 and others, his son was put in thick jungle of Colombia and kept hungry for many days. Thereafter, with the intervention of Sh. Satnam Singh Sandhu, Member of Parliament from Haryana, son of the petitioner was freed from the clutches of goons of respondent No.4 and ultimately, he reached India on 27.05.2025. Now respondent No.4 and others are threatening to eliminate the petitioner, if he approached any authority seeking redressal of his grievance. Having left with no other option, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 03.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) to the higher police authorities, but till date, no action has been taken thereon. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, in case a direction is issued to the police authorities to consider and decide the representation dated 03.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) submitted by him in a time bound manner. 4. Notice of motion to the official respondents only. 5. On asking of the Court, Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G., Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3-State. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to supply copy of complete paperbook to learned State VISHNU 2025.07.03 17:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh CRWP-6822-2025 -3- counsel during course of the day. 6. Keeping in view the prayer made by the petitioner and without commenting anything on the merits of the case, present petition is disposed of with a direction to Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur to consider and decide the representation dated 03.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) submitted by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. [ HARPREET SINGH BRAR ] 03.07.2025 JUDGE vishnu Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VISHNU 2025.07.03 17:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh