IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-10206 of 2010 Date of Decision: April 06, 2010 Madan Lal .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Union Territory, Chandigarh & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Madan Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Petitioner, Madan Lal, is the son of Smt. Seema Sati. Learned counsel for the petitioner, in this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. contends that Smt. Seema Sati had taken Sanyas in the year 1972; left home and her children; and started living in village Mirzapur Ambeta, Tehsil Devbandh, District Saharanpur (U.P.). On 28.3.2010, Smt. Seema Sati was admitted in Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Chandigarh (for short, Crl. Misc. No. M-10206 of 2010 [2] `PGI’) in critical condition. She died on 30.3.2010. The body of Smt. Seema Sati is still lying in mortuary in PGI. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner being the son has suspicion that Smt. Seema Sati died an unnatural death. Smt. Seema Sati was living in the Ashram of Dharam Rishi. Death has occurred in mysterious circumstances and the facts are required to be revealed in regard to cause of death. Notice of motion. Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate, has put in appearance on behalf of the respondents. Learned counsel for the respondents has not been able to justify deferment of action for conduct of post mortem examination, although, petitioner has made complaints, Annexure P-1 and P-2 to Incharge, Police Post, Sector 12, Chandigarh and the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sector 17, Chandigarh. Considering the totality of facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the considered opinion that because suspicion has been shown by son of deceased (Smt. Seema Sati) in regard to cause of death, it would be just and proper to direct the conduct of post mortem examination of deceased (Smt. Seema Sati). Crl. Misc. No. M-10206 of 2010 [3] In view of the above, Senior Superintendent of Police, Union Territory, Chandigarh is directed to ensure that post mortem examination of deceased, Smt. Seema Sati is conducted without further wastage of time and action be taken as required by law and/or as per the opinion given by the Board of Doctors conducting the post mortem examination. The petition is allowed with the above directions Copy of the order be given under signatures of Bench Reader. (AJAI LAMBA) April 06, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?