Gurnam Singh v. State of Punjab and Others
Protection of life and liberty – Writ petition under Section 528 of BNSS
Case brief
What is this about?
CRWP-13949-2025 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 30.01.2026 by Mandeep Pannu J. — Gurnam Singh v. State of Punjab and Others — writ under Section 528 BNSS seeking protection of life and liberty; counsel A.P.S.Rehan for petitioner, Sahil Chowdhary AAG Punjab for State; direction to respondent No. 3 to decide 29.11.2025 representation to SSP Batala and give immediate protection if threat perceived; no-immunity caveat; pending applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with direction to respondent No. 3 to decide the representation dated 29.11.2025 (Annexure P-1) in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and to grant immediate protection if any threat to the life and liberty of the petitioner is perceived; order expressly not to confer immunity for any violation of law; pending application(s), if any, disposed of.