122 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-40394-2025 Date of decision : 30.07.2025 Nishan Singh and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Sanyam Malhotra, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed for issuance of direction to respondent No.2 for conducting a free and fair investigation by handing it over to an independent investigating agency or by constituting a Special Investigating Team under the supervision of this Court in case FIR No.133 dated 27.09.2024 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC, registered at Police Station Jhabal, District Tarn Taran, for committing offences by revenue officials (respondents No.7 & 8) in connivance with respondents No.9 & 10 for illegally usurping pettioners’ land by forging revenue record, registry and using them as genuine. Further prayer has been made for directing the official respondents No.2 to 4 to file the status report and to direct respondents No.5 & 6 to pass a speaking order on the representations dated 10.10.2024, 05.11.2024, 16.06.2025 and 11.07.2025. POOJA SHARMA 2025.07.31 09:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-40394-2025 -2- 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioner No.1 is the author of the FIR. It is submitted that though the FIR was registered on 27.09.2024, however, till dated there is no progress in the investigation. He submits that the investigating agencies are intentionally not proceedings with the investigation. 3. Notice of motion. 4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. J.S. Arora, D.A.G., Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State and he, on instructions, has submitted that the case is under investigation. He submits that the same would be concluded within a period of six weeks. 5. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the Investigating Agency to conclude the investigation in the present case within a period of six weeks from today in accordance with law. ( RAJESH BHARDWAJ ) 30.07.2025 JUDGE ps-I Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No POOJA SHARMA 2025.07.31 09:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document