IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-32726 of 2009 Date of decision : 20.11.2009 Rajan Mehra ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. M.S.Rana, Advocate for the petitioner. S. D. ANAND, J. Learned counsel for the petitioner states, at the very outset, that he would presently press this petition only for grant of an order of protection of life and liberty of the petitioner. Notice of motion. Mr. B.B.S.Teji, learned Assistant Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondents no.1 to 3. Respondent No. 2 shall ensure that the petitioner shall have the similar constitutional protection which is available to all the citizens of the country under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The reiteration of that obvious constitutional guarantee would not be inferred to be an expression of opinion on the merits of the averments in the course of the petition. It is clarified that this order would not hedge any action in accordance with law against the petitioner. Disposed of accordingly. November 20, 2009 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE