Jaswant Singh v. State Of Punjab And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No. 16926 of 2022 Date of Decision: 25.05.2022 Jaswant Singh .......... Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and others .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESHWAR THAKUR

Present:

Mr. Surinder Garg, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Harpreet S. Multani, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab **** SURESHWAR THAKUR, J. (ORAL) 1.

Status report, by way of affidavit, sworn on 24.05.2022, of Sh. Azad Davinder Singh, PPS, DSP, Sub Division, Faridkot, District Faridkot on behalf of official respondents, filed in Court today, is taken on record. A copy of the same has been furnished to the learned counsel for the petitioner.

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Registry to place the same at an appropriate place in the paper-book, and, paginate accordingly.

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The petitioner through the instant petition cast under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., seeks the making a mandamus, upon, the official respondents, to make a taint free, and, impartial investigation into the petition FIR No. 62 of 14.02.2022, registered at Police Station City Faridkot, District Faridkot.

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The above asked for mandamus, may have been granted by this Court, only if there was tangible evidence, or, material existing on the record, suggestive that there is tardiness of investigation into the petition DINESH KUMAR 2022.05.26 10:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document FIR, and, or it being a sequel of collusion, inter se, the Investigating Officer

CRM-M No. 16926 of 2022 -2- (IO), and, the accused concerned. However, if the above evidence or material is not existing on record, thereupon, this Court would relent from making the above asked for mandamus upon the IO concerned. 5.

Be that as it may, even there has been speedy action on the part of the IO concerned, to make arrest of the principal offender, and, also he has, thereafter proceeded to speedily institute an affirmative report under Section 173 of the Cr.P.C., against the principal accused, before the Committal Court concerned.

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In view of the speedy investigations becoming conducted into the petition FIR, by the IO concerned, this Court does not obviously find any laxity on the part of the IO concerned, to make prompt investigation(s), into the petition FIR. Therefore, the asked for mandamus cannot be granted to the petitioner, nor, can be made, upon, the official respondents concerned, rather the petition has no merits, and, it is dismissed as such. May 25, 2022 ( SURESHWAR THAKUR ) 'dk kamra'

JUDGE Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No DINESH KUMAR 2022.05.26 10:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document