IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. M. No.17409-M of 2010 Date of Decision:20.1.2011 Mahan Singh and others .... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. S.L. Chander Shekhar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G. Punjab. Mr. G.S. Nagra, Advocate for respondents No.7. Mr. J.S. Virk, Advocate for respondents No.8 and 9. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J.(Oral) Reply filed on behalf of respondent No.7 is taken on record. This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for issuance of directions to the official respondents to protect the lives and liberty and property of the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.8 to 10. In para 6 of the reply filed by way of affidavit of Ram Parkash PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division, Patti, District Tarn Taran, on behalf of respondent No.4, it is denied that the local police are putting political/financial pressure to oust the petitioners from their land forcibly. It is further denied that respondent No.4, DSP Patti, Ram Parkash, putting illegal pressure upon the petitioners to evict the petitioners from their land forcibly. It is further denied that the petitioners are calling/summoning by respondent No.4 Ram Parkash Deputy Superintendent, Sub Division Patti in his offence and threatening the petitioners to involve them in some false criminal cases if the petitioners did Crl. M. No.17409-M of 2010 -2- not vacate the above land. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran, to review the threat perception to the petitioners in case their life is in danger and take appropriate measures in accordance with law, if need be. 20.1.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE