CWP No.1259 of 2009 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.1259 of 2009 Date of decision: January 27, 2009. Yadwinder Singh ...Petitioner(s) v. State of Punjab & Anr. ...Respondent(s) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Shri K.S. Boparai, Advocate for the petitioner. ORDER Surya Kant, J. - (Oral): The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the State authorities to protect his life and liberty. The petitioner has come up with the allegations that he was forcibly picked up by respondents No.4 & 5, who are senior police officers, at the instance of respondent No.6 and was compelled to append his signatures on some blank stamp-papers, purchased from one Mrs. Sidhu, a stamp-vendor of Kharar, on 9.12.2008. It is also claimed that a compromise deed, dated 8.10.2008, has also been got signed from the petitioner, which is lying with the private respondents. In order to lend credence to his story, the petitioner is stated to have sent representations to the Director General CWP No.1259 of 2009 -: 2 :- of Police, Punjab and the Senior Superintendent of Police at Mohali on 10.12.2008 by way of a registered post. Reliance has also been placed upon two affidavits – one by Darshan Singh s/o Sohan Singh and the other by Inderjit Singh s/o Gurnam Singh – wherein it is claimed that the petitioner was forcibly picked up by the police authorities. Having heard Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, I am of the considered view that no opinion can be formed in relation to the genuineness of the sweeping and wild allegations levelled by the petitioner. At the same time, keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is stated to have represented to the higher police authorities, I am of the considered view that the police authorities are obligated to take cognizance of his complaint. Consequently, and without expressing any opinion on merits of the petitioner's complaint, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Mohali to take cognizance of the petitioner's claim and take appropriate action in accordance with law, if so required, within a period of two months. January 27, 2009. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge