Cr.W.P. No.7 of 2008. 26.11.2008. Present: Court on its own motion. Mr.R.M. Bisht, Dy.A.G., for respondents No.1 and 4. Mr.R.S. Riar, Addl. A.G., for respondents No.2 and 3. A telegram sent to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of this Court was ordered to be treated as writ petition. Main allegation of the writ petitioner in this telegram was that the Punjab Police had entered the residential premises of the husband of the petitioner situated at Kasauli, in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, without any warrant and without taking the assistance of the local police. Notice of the writ petition was issued to the Punjab Police and the Director General of Police, Punjab was directed to file his personal affidavit, keeping in view the serious nature of allegations. An affidavit was filed by Shri N.P.S. Aulakh, IPS, Director General of Police, Panjab, in which it was stated that the averments made in the telegram were totally incorrect. According to the averments made in this affidavit, a case was registered with the Punjab State Vigilance Bureau, Punjab at Mohali being FIR No.5, on 13.10.2008, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC, read with Section 7, 13(1) (c) (d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against Rana Iqbal Singh Jolly, the husband of the petitioner, amongst others. It is further averred that it is during the investigation of the case that the police from Punjab went to the house of Rana Iqbal Singh Jolly at Kasauli. It was also averred that before arresting Rana Iqbal Singh Jolly and going to his resident, due information was given to the S.H.O., Police Station, Kasauli, who directed Head Constable Kesar Pal No.632 to accompany the Punjab Police Party. Cr.W.P. No.7 of 2008. -2- On this affidavit being filed, the only issue left was whether Himachal Police had been taken into confidence while conducting the raid in Himachal Pradesh. We, therefore, passed the following order on 17.11.2008: “Reply has been filed by the Director General of Police, Punjab. In para 3(ii) of the affidavit it is stated that before Rana Iqbal Singh Jolly was arrested due information was provided to the SHO, Police Station, Kasauli and one HC Kesar Pal of Police Station, Kasauli, accompanied the police party before the arrest of Rana Iqbal Singh Jolly. Shri Ram Murti Bisht, learned Deputy Advocate General seeks time to verify the fact. List the matter on 26th November, 2008.” Mr.R.M. Bisht, learned Deputy Advocate General, on instructions received from the SHO, Police Station, Kasauli, states that averments made by the Director General of Police, Punjab are correct and that before Rana Iqbal Singh Jolly was arrested, due information had been given, as is required under law, to the Himachal Pradesh police. This is the only matter which falls within the jurisdiction of this Court. As far as the main case is concerned, the jurisdiction lies in the State of Punjab. Keeping in view the averments made in the affidavit and the statement of Mr.R.M. Bisht, learned Deputy Advocate General, there is no merit in the petition, which is accordingly dismissed. (Deepak Gupta), Judge. November 26, 2008. (V.K. Ahuja), (TILAK) Judge.