Sunita Rani v. Dr. Nanak Singh, IPS and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; COCP-1636-2025 (O&M); contempt petition dismissed; petitioner Sunita Rani; respondents Dr. Nanak Singh, IPS and others; non-compliance of order dated 19.12.2024 in CRM-M-63917-2024; representation dated 07.12.2024 (Annexure P-4) not received by respondent No.1 or Police Station Sadar Nabha, Patiala; later representation dated 08.02.2025 decided on 30.03.2025 by SSP Patiala; no contempt made out; Judge Nidhi Gupta; decision date 01.04.2025; advocates Shivpartap Singh Khattra (petitioner) and Manmeet Singh Teji, A.A.G., Punjab (State).
What did the court decide?
On the submissions of learned counsel for the State (given on instructions from Inspector Gurpreet Sigh, SHO, Police Station Sadar Nabha, Patiala), which the court accepted in dismissing the petition, the representation dated 07.12.2024 (Annexure P-4) was not received by respondent No.1 or in the Police Station, and the petitioner's subsequent representation dated 08.02.2025 was decided on 30.03.2025 by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala; consequently, no contempt was made out.