IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. M. No.36447-M of 2009 Date of Decision:11.2.2011 Joginder Singh .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Krishan Kumar Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Gurveen H. Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab. **** 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) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for issuance of directions to respondent No.2 to provide protection to the petitioner and his family members at the hands of respondent No.3 to 5 as they are not only harassing and humiliating petitioner and his family but also threatening that they should leave the town and not to open their shop, if Baljit Singh is not produced in the Police Station in case FIR No.199 dated 3.10.2009 registered at Police Station Payal. Upon notice, reply by way of affidavit of Anil Joshi, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division Payal, Police District Khanna, on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 has been filed. In para 11 of the reply on merits, it is submitted that Harpreet Singh @ Bhela son of the petitioner was continuously in touch with the petitioner and the petitioner was deliberately not producing his son before the answering respondents in connections with FIR No.199 dated 3.10.2009 under Sections 302/341 IPC P.S. Payal. As such, the police had no choice but to ask the petitioner to produce Harpreet Crl. M. No.36447-M of 2009 -2- Singh @ Bhela. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State on instructions from HC Harbans Singh states that Harpreet Singh @ Bhela has since been arrested. As such, they do not need the petitioner any more. It is further stated that other sons of the petitioner namely Baljeet Singh and Manjit Singh are also not required. In view of the above, no further order is required to be passed and the present petition is rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. 11.2.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE