High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRWP/6538/2026disposed of

Suman v. State Of Punjab And Others

2026-06-01Mr. Justice Harkesh Manuja2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Writ Petition No. 6538 of 2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.06.2026 Suman .......... Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and others .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA

Present:

Ms. Kamalpreet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner.

**** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) By way of present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, a prayer has been made for issuance of direction to respondent Nos. 2 & 4 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioner at the hands of respondent Nos. 6 to 8.

[2] At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that instead of pressing the present petition on merits, her client would be satisfied in case the representation dated 29.05.2026 (Annexure P-2) is considered and decided by passing a speaking order expeditiously. [3] The above prayer seems to be justified.

[4] Notice of motion qua respondent Nos. 1 to 5 only. [5] Mr. Puru Jarewal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, who has already been on advance notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 5, raises no objection against the innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. [6] In view of the agreed stand taken by both sides, but without going into the merits of the controversy, this petition is disposed off with a direction to respondent No. 2 to look into the representation dated DINESH KUMAR 2026.06.01 15:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRWP No. 6538 of 2026 (O&M) [2] 29.05.2026 (P-2) and decide the same in accordance with law by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of two (02) weeks from today. In case the needful is not done, respondent No. 2 shall be liable to pay costs of Rs. 2 lakhs from his/her own pocket to the petitioner which shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.

June 01, 2026 ( HARKESH MANUJA ) 'dk kamra'

JUDGE Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No DINESH KUMAR 2026.06.01 15:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document