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Gurnam Singh v. State of Punjab

Punjab & Haryana HC26 Feb 2026CRM-M/3604/2025

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What is this about?

Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CRM-M petitions (O&M) Nos. 3463, 3587 and 3604 of 2025; petitioners Amarjeet Kaur, Charanjeet Kaur, Gurnam Singh v. State of Punjab; advocate S.S. Sidhu; common disposal order dated 26.02.2026 by Justice Aman Chaudhary; same FIR; stay of arrest (interim order 14.02.2025); complainant Chand Kaur died 1989; GPA executed 1998; investigator to verify death documents; reply and Annexures R-1 (notification dated 28.07.2023) and R-2 (letter dated 14.09.2001) taken on record; conditional interim protection subject to joining investigation on 05.05.2025 and 06.05.2025.

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Gurnam Singh Vs State of Punjab — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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Date of decision: 26.02.2026

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(1) CRM-M-3463-2025 (O&M) AMARJEET KAUR V/S STATE OF PUNJAB

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(2) CRM-M-3587-2025 (O&M) CHARANJEET KAUR V/S STATE OF PUNJAB

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(3) CRM-M-3604-2025 (O&M) GURNAM SINGH V/S STATE OF PUNJAB

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY

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Present : Mr. S.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners

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AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL)

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1 . These cases are being disposed of together by this common order as

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they arise out of same FIR.

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“14.02.2025

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Affidavit on behalf of the complainant is already on record.

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Counsel for the complainant has supplied the copy of the affidavit to the counsel for the petitioner, who seeks time to go through the affidavit and to consider filing of counter. May do so by the next date positively. List on 06.03.2025.

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MOHIT 2026.02.26 18:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CRM-M-3463-2025 (O&M); CRM-M-3587-2025 (O&M) & CRM-M-3604-2025 (O&M)

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It is clarified that no further adjournment shall be granted.

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In the meantime, the arrest of the petitioner(s) shall remain stayed in the FIR captioned above till further orders.

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Photocopy of this order be placed on the files of other connected cases.”

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01.05.2025

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CRM-17382-2025 in/and CRM-M-3604-2025

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This is an application to place on record the reply as well as notification dated 28.07.2023 and letter dated 14.09.2001 i.e. Annexures R-1 and R-2 respectively.

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In view of the contents and prayer clause of the application, the same is allowed. Reply and Annexures R-1 and R-2 are taken on record.

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Main Cases

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Case of the state is that complainant-Chand Kaur had expired in the year 1989 whereas GPA was executed in the year 1998.

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Let the investigator verify this aspect and hand over the documents pertaining to the death of complainant- Chand Kaur and how the investigator came to know about the death of Chand Kaur in the year 1989.

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List on 12.05.2025.

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Interim order to continue till the next date of hearing subject to petitioner joining investigation on 05.05.2025 and 06.05.2025 at 10:00 am in the concerned police station. In case, he fails to do so, on this ground alone, interim protection shall stand vacated.

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Photocopy of this order be placed on the file of other connected cases.7

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MOHIT 2026.02.26 18:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CRM-M-3463-2025 (O&M); CRM-M-3587-2025 (O&M) & CRM-M-3604-2025 (O&M)

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