Criminal Misc. No. M-14950 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-14950 of 2011 Date of Decision: 16.5.2011 Bant Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. N.K. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Issue notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 4 only. On asking of the Court, Mr. J.S. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4. A copy of the petition has been supplied to him. The following two fold grievance has been made in the present petition: I) Firstly, it is stated that the petitioner has lodged case FIR No. 14 dated 25.1.2011, registered at Police Station Morinda, under Sections 364, 427, 148 and 149 IPC and investigation of the case is not concluded as the Investigating Officer is colluding with accused/respondents No.6 to 10. II) Another grievance made in the petition is that respondent No.4-Station House Officer, Police Station Morinda, District Rupnagar, is harassing the petitioner at the instance of private respondents Criminal Misc. No. M-14950 of 2011 2 No.6 to 10. Mr. Bhullar, after going through the contents of the petition, has submitted that investigation of the above said FIR shall be concluded within a period of three months and final report along with the opinion of the Investigating Officer shall be submitted in the Court of the competent Area Judicial Magistrate within the stipulated time frame. This answers the first prayer made by the petitioner. So far as the second prayer made by the petitioner is concerned, respondent No.3-Senior Superintendent of Police, Rupnagar, is directed to look into the grievance that the petitioner is being harassed by respondent No.4-Station House Officer, Police Station Morinda, District Rupnagar and if some truth is found in the allegations, he may formulate an opinion as to whether investigation is required to be transferred or assigned to another Investigating Officer/Gazetted Officer or not. The Senior Superintendent of Police shall also assess threat perception to the life of the petitioner and if required, shall ensure necessary vigil. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the statement made by learned counsel for respondents No.1 to 4 and the directions issued by this Court, his grievance stands redressed and the present petition be disposed of. As prayed, the present petition is disposed of in the above terms. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 16, 2011 “DK”