Jasvir Singh and Anr. Vs State of Punjab and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Jasvir Singh and Anr. Vs State of Punjab and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief granted; liberty reserved to the concerned parties to agitate the relief(s) before the concerned Court as per law.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should be directed to investigate the case impartially through an independent agency such as the crime branch or under the supervision of a senior police officer not below the rank of IPS, and/or to register a separate FIR by converting General Dairy no.015 dated 15.12.2024 (PS Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga) and/or arrest the accused named therein.

Court's answer

In view of the investigation qua the FIR and the GD having culminated and the final report having been presented before the concerned Court and pending adjudication, the petition is disposed of, reserving liberty in favour of the concerned parties to agitate the relief(s) before the concerned Court as per law.

Ratio / Principle

Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stand disposed of accordingly.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal miscellaneous petition (CRM-M No.13822 of 2025 (O & M)), Jasvir Singh and another v. State of Punjab and others, decided 23.9.2025 by Sumeet Goel, J. (oral), High Court of Punjab and Haryana: Petitioners sought (i) impartial investigation through an independent agency such as the crime branch or under the supervision of a senior police officer not below the rank of IPS, (ii) registration of a separate FIR by converting General Dairy no.015 dated 15.12.2024 of PS Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga, and/or (iii) arrest of the accused named in that GD. Learned State counsel stated on instructions that the investigation qua the FIR and the GD had culminated and the final report had been presented before the concerned Court and was pending adjudication. Held: disposing of the petition, the Court reserved liberty in favour of the concerned parties to agitate the relief(s) before the concerned Court as per law; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stood disposed of accordingly. No statute or precedent was cited.

CRM-M No.13822 of 2025 (O & M) -1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.13822 of 2025 (O &M) Date of decision : 23.9.2025

Jasvir Singh and another ………….Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others …….Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL

Present: Mr. Akash Vashisth, Advocate, for the petitioner

Mr. Gaurav Gurcharan S. Rai, Senior DAG, Punjab Mr. Sahil Sabharwal, Advocate and Mr. Nitin Kant Setia, Advocate, for respondent no.5 (through VC)

SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

The substantive prayer made in the petition reads thus:

‘It is therefore, respectfully prayed that present may kindly be allowed and consequently:respondents be directed to investigate the case impartially through some independent agency like crime branch or, in alternative under the supervision of some senior police official not below the rank of IPS; in the interest of justice. AND

direction to register the separate FIR by converting General Dairy no.015 dated 15.12.2024 registered at PS Nihal Singh Wala District Moga against the private respondents; May kindly be issued; AND/OR direction to arrest the accused person mentioned in GD no. 015 dated 15.12.2024 registered at PS Nihal Singh Wala District Moga; may kindly be issued.’

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CRM-M No.13822 of 2025 (O & M) -2-

Learned State counsel (on instructions) has submitted that the investigation qua the FIR as also the GD has since culminated and final report regarding the same has been presented before the concerned Court, which is pending adjudication.

In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of, reserving liberty in favour of the concerned parties to agitate the relief(s) before the concerned Court as per law.

Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stand disposed of accordingly.

(SUMEET GOEL)

JUDGE

23.9.2025

Ashwanii

Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No

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