Gurwinder Singh v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM-M-73672-2025 (O&M); Gurwinder Singh v. State of Punjab and others; Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; Subhas Mehla, J.; decided 25.02.2026; Section 528 BNSS 2023; directions for enquiry into withdrawal of funds from deceased person's bank account; representation dated 27.06.2025; inquiry found joint account and joint fixed deposits of respondent No.6 (mother of deceased Rupinderpal Kaur) with deceased; no offence made out; petition dismissed; advocates: Jaskamal Singh Grewal (petitioner), Surinderjit Singh Nahar AAG Punjab (State).
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner's representation had already been looked into by the authorities through an inquiry (which found respondent No.6 held a joint account with the deceased and withdrew the amount after her death, with no offence made out), nothing survived for adjudication and the petition was dismissed.