CRWP-9559-2025 -1- 133 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-9559-2025 Date of decision: 02.09.2025 GIAN SINGH AND ANR. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr.Imran Farooqi, Advocate for the peonerS. Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, DAG, Punjab. **** ANOOP CHITKARA, J. (ORAL) Apprehending threat to their life and liberty at the hands of the private respondents, the peoners, invoking the fundamental right of life guaranteed under Arcle 226 of the Constuon of India, has come up before this Court seeking protecon through the State. 2. Noces served upon the official respondents through the State's counsel. Given the nature of the order that this Court proposes to pass, neither the response of official respondents nor the issuance of noces to the private respondents is required 3. If the allegaons of apprehension of threat to life turn out to be true, it might lead to an irreversible loss. Thus, in the facts and circumstances peculiar to this case, it shall be appropriate that the concerned Superintendent of Police, SHO, or any officer to whom such powers have been delegated or have been authorized in this regard, provide appropriate protecon to the peoners for one week from today. However, if the peoners no longer requires the protecon, then at their request, it may be disconnued even before the expiry of one week. A3er that, the concerned officers shall extend the protecon on day-to-day analysis of the ground realies or upon the oral or wri5en request of the peoners. 4. The protecon is subject to the stringent condion that from the me such protecon is given, the peoners shall refrain from a5ending pares, bars, picnics or any area that may pose a risk to their life. The SHO should send police officer(s) to peoners’ home to assess the required level of security. Once the assessment is done, the officer should provide adequate security without the peoners having to contact them. 5. It is clarified that if the peoners visit any disputed place and the security officer become aware of it, they should advise the peoners to avoid going there. If the peoners Renu Bala 2025.09.03 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-9559-2025 -2- sll insist on going, the officer has the right to return to the police staon due to peoners’ defiance of the order. 6. It is clarified that there is no adjudicaon on merits and that this order is not a blanket bail in any FIR. It is further clarified that this order shall not come in the way if the interrogaon of the peoners are required in any cognizable case. It shall also be open for the peoners to approach this Court again in case of any fresh threat percepon. 7. This order shall eclipse aer one week from today. 8. There would be no need for a cerfied copy of this order, and any Advocate for the Peoners and State can download this order and other relevant parculars from the official web page of this court and aest it to be a true copy. The concerned officer can also verify its authencity and may download and use the downloaded copy for immediate use. Pe00on is allowed to the extent menoned above. All pending applicaons, if any, stand disposed. 02.09.2025 (ANOOP CHITKARA) renubala JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No Renu Bala 2025.09.03 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document