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Paramjit Singh v. State of Punjab and Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC4 Jul 2025CRM-M/5584/2025

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What is this about?

CRM-M No.5584 of 2025, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 4.7.2025 by Justice Sumeet Goel (oral). Paramjit Singh v. State of Punjab and others. Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for SIT inquiry into FIR No.283 dated 16.12.2019 (Sections 302 & 201 IPC, P.S. Kharar, District SAS Nagar), action against respondent Nos.3-4 for CCTV footage CD tampering, and review of respondent No.3's appointment as SHO/IO against instructions dated 21.05.2021. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to seek alternative remedies including before the trial Court; no merits adjudicated; no precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to avail alternative remedies available in law, including approaching the trial Court for redressal of grievances; petition dismissed as withdrawn. ¶22

Paramjit Singh Vs State of Punjab and… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

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CRM-M No.5584 of 2025 -1-

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M No.5584 of 2025 Date of decision : 4.7.2025

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Paramjit Singh ………….Petitioner

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Versus

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State of Punjab and others …….Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL

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Present: Mr. K.S. Mamrat, Advocate, for the petitioner

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Mr. Durgesh Garg, AAG, Punjab

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

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The substantive prayer made in the petition reads thus:

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‘It is therefore, respectfully prayed that Criminal Misc. Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for issuance of directions to the respondent No.2 to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct an inquiry in an FIR No.283 dated 16.12.2019, under Section 302 & 201 (added later on) of IPC registered at P.S. Kharar, District SAS Nagar (ANNEXURE P-1) keeping in view the facts and circumstances mentioned in this petition may please be allowed, in the interest of justice.

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AND/OR

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It is further prayed that the strict legal action please be taken against the erring and biased officers i.e. Respondent No.3 and 4, who tampered the evidence i.e. CCTV footage CD and submitted a blank CD before the Ld. Trial Court, in the interest of justice.

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AND/OR

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With a further prayer that a direction may also be issued to the respondent no.2 that how the respondent no.3, who is from Punjab Armed Police (PAP), has been appointed as SHO or Investigating Officer in the present case, which is against the instructions issued by the respondent no.2 dated 21.05.2021 (ANNEXURE P-4);

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Ashwani Kumar 2025.07.04 17:26 I am the author of this document

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After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the petition in hand so as to avail alternative remedy as available in law, including approaching the trial Court for seeking redressal of his grievance(s) as per law.

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