Harwinder Kaur And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

CRM-M No.50474 of 2021 ...1...

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Sr.No.112 CRM-M No.50474 of 2021 Date of Decision: 13th December, 2021.

Harwinder Kaur & Others

...Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab & Others

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA

Present:

Mr. Amandeep Singh Rai, Advocate, for the petitioners.

* * * * MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA, J.

(ORAL) After arguing for a while, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the instant petition while submitting that as regards the relief sought by the petitioners qua the issuance of the direction to respondents No.1 to 3 to conduct the investigation in respect of their representation Annexure P-3 and to register the FIR against respondents No.4 to 14, they (petitioners) would be availing the alternative, appropriate and efficacious remedy, as may be permissible to them under law, for this purpose and so far as their prayer for the protection of their lives and liberty is concerned, they would be moving a fresh representation to respondent No.2-Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, exclusively praying therein for the said protection only and he further prays that respondent No.2 be directed to look into and take appropriate action on the fresh representation of the petitioners within some specific time frame.

SEEMA SHARMA 2021.12.14 10:15 I attest to the accuracy of this order

CRM-M No.50474 of 2021 ...2...

Mr. B.S.Sewak, learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab, who has appeared on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 in this case in pursuance of the copies of the instant petition having been sent to the respondent-State in advance, submits that he has no objection to the abovediscussed submission as well as the prayer as made by learned counsel for the petitioners.

Resultantly, the petition in hand stands dismissed for having been withdrawn with a direction to respondent No.2 that in case, the petitioners move any fresh representation to him restricting their prayer therein to the protection of their lives and liberty only, he shall look into the same and if the petitioners would be found to be genuinely deserving the said protection, then he shall take appropriate action strictly in accordance with law, in the given set of the facts and circumstances of the matter, preferably, within a period of two weeks.

(MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA) JUDGE 13.12.2021.

seema Whether speaking/reasoned?

Yes Whether Reportable?

No SEEMA SHARMA 2021.12.14 10:15 I attest to the accuracy of this order