IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. 71661-M of 2006 DATE OF DECISION : 16.11.2006 Sandhya Sharma .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * Petitioner Sandhya Sharma, who is complainant in case FIR No. 37 dated 4.3.2005 under Sections 376, 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Haibowal, Ludhiana, has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, seeking protection to her life and liberty at the hands of respondents No.4 to 6. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has to appear before the trial court on 18.11.2006 to depose in the aforesaid case as a prosecution witness and she has threats to her life and liberty at the hands of respondents No.4 to 6, as they have threatened to her that in case, she deposes in the aforesaid case against them, harm will be caused to her. After hearing counsel for the petitioner, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to respondent No.3- SHO, Police Station Haibowal, Ludhiana. In case, any such representation is made, respondent No.3 will look into the same and provide protection to the petitioner in accordance with law, so that she can appear before the trial court on 18.11.2006 as a prosecution witness. Dasti on payment of usual charges. November 16, 2006 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE