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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/19650/2024disposed of

Sonia v. State Of Punjab And Others

2024-05-09Ms. Justice Harpreet Kaur Jeewan2 pages

CRM-M-19650-2024 (O&M) -1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-19650-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision: 09.05.2024 SONIA ......PETITIONER Vs.

STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .........RESPONDENTS

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN Present:- Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate, for the petitioner.

 

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***** HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN J. (ORAL) 1.

The prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. is for issuance of directions to respondents No. 1 to 4 to conduct fair and impartial investigation of the case FIR No. 250, dated 08.12.2023, under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC, registered at Police Station Navi Baradari, District Police Commissionerate Jalandhar from any senior police officer and trace the minor daughter of the petitioner.

2.

At the outset, learned counsel for the State, on instructions from ASI Vinay Kumar, submits that pursuance to the statement given by the SHO, Gurpreet Singh, who was present in Court on the last date of hearing, a fresh FIR bearing No. 0095, dated 02.05.2024, under Sections 363 and 366-A of the IPC, has been registered at Police Station Navi Baradari, District Police Commissionerate, Jalandhar. A copy of the said FIR has also been Nitin 2024.05.10 12:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-19650-2024 (O&M) -2 supplied by learned State counsel in Court today. The same is taken on record.

2.1 Upon query to this Court, she, again upon instructions from ASI Vinay Kumar, further submits that the investigation in the aforesaid FIR shall be concluded within a period of eight weeks.

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Keeping in view the averments made in the status report, dated 30.04.2024, filed by way of an affidavit of Sh. Swapan Sharma, IPS, Commissioner of Police, District Jalandhar, as well as, in view of the fact that a subsequent FIR has also been registered, the present petition stands disposed of.

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However, the official respondents shall remain bound by the statement given by learned State counsel in Court today. 5.

Pending miscellaneous application (s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

May 09, 2024 (HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN) nitin JUDGE Whether Speaking Yes Whether reportable No Nitin 2024.05.10 12:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document