Criminal Misc. No. M- 11858 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M- 11858 of 2011 Date of Decision: 21.4.2011 Ram Kumar and Another …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Vivek Khatri, Advocate for the petitioners. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that brother of the petitioner has been murdered and complaint (Annexure P1) to this effect was submitted to respondent No.4 i.e. Superintendent of Police, Jind. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to Section 36 Cr.P.C., which reads as under:- “36. Powers of superior officers of police. Police officers superior in rank to an officer in charge of a police station may exercise the same powers, throughout the local area to which they are appointed, as may be exercised by such officer within the limits of his station”. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.4-Superintendent of Criminal Misc. No. M- 11858 of 2011 2 Police, Jind, to take a conscious decision on the complaint (Annexure P1) and thereafter act in accordance with the provisions of law. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge April 21, 2011 “DK”