High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/39709/2019disposed of

Amarjeet Singh v. State Of Punjab And Others

2019-09-19Mr. Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill2 pages

In The High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh CRM-M-39709-2019 (O&M) Date of Decision:-19.9.2019 Amarjeet Singh ... Petitioner

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State of Punjab and others ... Respondents

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL Present:- Mr. Harsh Chopra, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J.(Oral) The petitioner has approached this Court seeking issuance of direction to respondent No.4 not to unnecessarily harass and humiliate the petitioner by way of conducting illegal raids at his residence. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that complainant Baljit Kaur lodged FIR No.61 dated 12.5.2019 under Sections 304-B and 34 of Indian Penal Code at Police Station Maqsudan District Jalandhar in respect of death of her step daughter namely Hardeep Kaur, alleging therein that the accused i.e. Jaswinder Singh, husband of deceased, Jaswant Singh, brother-in-law of deceased and Amar Kaur, mother-in-law of deceased had been harassing her daughter in connection with their demands of dowry.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and is now being unnecessarily sought to be involved. It has further been submitted that the complainant in order to exercise undue pressure has been getting police raids conducted at the residence of the petitioner.

Pankaj Kakkar 2019.09.19 17:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

( 2 ) CRM-M-39709-2019 (O&M) Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and without making any expression on merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3-Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar (Rural) to look into the matter and to decide the representation (Annexure P6), moved by petitioner, in accordance with law, at the earliest. Further, in case the petitioner is required to be associated in connection with any inquiry or any information is to be elicited from him, then a prior written notice be furnished to him.

It is, however, clarified that the aforesaid order shall not be construed in any manner to confer any immunity upon the petitioner from being proceeded against in accordance with law, in case it is found that he has committed any wrong.

A copy of this order alongwith representation (Annexure P-6) be sent to respondent No.3-Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar (Rural) so as to enable him to do the needful at the earliest. 19.9.2019 ( Gurvinder Singh Gill ) pankaj Judge Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No Pankaj Kakkar 2019.09.19 17:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document