Amanjot v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CRM-M-36013-2024; decision 13.02.2025; Judge Anoop Chitkara (oral). Petitioner Amanjot v. State of Punjab & Others. FIR No. 79 dated 27.04.2024, PS Sadar Jalandhar; Sections 323, 324, 451, 148, 149 IPC; Section 326 IPC added later. Prayer under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for constitution of Special Investigating Agency and fair/impartial investigation owing to non-arrest of two co-accused; State reply dated 14.09.2024 confirmed arrests pending and final report not filed. Outcome: petition disposed of; SP directed to supervise arrest efforts; no SIA constituted. Keywords: Section 482 CrPC, SIA/special investigation, fair investigation, non-arrest of co-accused, supervisory direction to Superintendent of Police.
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to the concerned Superintendent of Police to supervise the efforts made by the concerned Investigator to arrest the remaining accused; pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. No Special Investigating Agency was constituted.