Dhanveer Singh v. State Of Punjab And Others

CRWP-9152-2025 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRWP-9152-2025 Date of Decision : 25.08.2025 DHANVEER SINGH .... PETITIONER V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .... RESPONDENTS CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present :- Mr.Ramesh Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

**** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral) 1.

The prayer in the instant criminal writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of a direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to protect life, liberty and property of the petitioner and his father which is endangered at the hands of private respondents and other police officials, who with the connivance of private persons put the lock on the shop of his father and would hand over the possession of the shop to private persons. It is further prayed that a direction may also be issued to the official respondents to decide his representation dated 18.08.2025 (Annexure P-3).

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner and his father are residing in Village Khalwara and used to live in the shop. The father of the petitioner has been running a welding business in the shop while the petitioner has also started selling clothes therein. It was further submitted that on 17.08.2025, the SHO, Police Station City, Phagwara, along with other police officials came at the spot and locked the shop with the Anju Goel 2025.08.29 10:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRWP-9152-2025 -2connivance of the private respondents and threatened the petitioner to implicate him in criminal cases of theft and drug possession. 3.

Notice of motion.

4.

Mr. Subhash Godara, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State and submitted that on representation of the petitioner, the authority will take action as per law. 5.

In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of. The petitioner is at liberty to exhaust legal remedies available to him by moving an appropriate application before the Illaqa Magistrate in terms of Sakiri Vasu vs. State of U.P., (2008) 2 SCC 409.

(SUBHAS MEHLA) JUDGE 25.08. 2025 anju Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No Anju Goel 2025.08.29 10:27 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh