Crl. Misc. No. M-2370 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-2370 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: August 12, 2010 Gurpreet Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present: Mr. PKS Phoolka, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. AS Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab. GURDEV SINGH, J. Heard. Petitioners-Gurpreet Singh, Baljeet Singh, Veer Davinder Singh, Vinesh Kumar and Shaminder Pal, have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code for issuance of directions to respondents No. 1 to 3 to protect their life and liberty and that of their family members from the illegal and unlawful activities at the hands of respondent No.4, with a further prayer to decide their representation dated 18.1.2010. In the said representation, the petitioners detailed the facts on the basis of which they were receiving the threats at the hands of respondent No. 4. Respondents No. 1 to 3 have tried to take a plea that this representation was not received in the office of the SSP. Learned counsel for the petitioners has shown a postal receipt and according to him, this representation was sent to the SSP, Bathinda and Crl. Misc. No. M-2370 of 2010 2 the DGP, Punjab, Chandigarh. Even if it is assumed that this representation was not so received by the SSP, still he has come to know about the same after the notice had been issued to him. It has been submitted by the learned State counsel that the petitioners are apprehending threats only at the hands of respondent No.4, who has already been transferred to District Faridkot. It cannot be said that merely on account of the transfer of respondent No.4, the threat has ceased to exist. The State is duty bound to protect the life and liberty of every citizen. The SSP-respondent No.3 is to provide necessary protection to the petitioners and their family members. The petition is disposed of accordingly. August 12, 2010 (GURDEV SINGH ) prem JUDGE