Crl. Misc. No. M-12729 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-12729 of 2010 Date of Decision : 17.11.2011 Sher Singh, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Mundakhera, P.S. Bilaspur, District Yamunanagar at Jagadhari …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents ………. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: None for the petitioner Mr. Deepak Girotra, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Mr. R.K. Handa, Advocate, for respondents No.8 to 24. *** Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Present petition is filed seeking following relief :- “Petition under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure for seeking protection of life and liberty as enshrined under Article 21 Constitution of India of petitioner at the hands of respondents 4, 7 and 8 to 24 as petitioner is being threatened to be eliminated and pressurized to arrive at compromise vide cross-case vide DDR 20 dated 12.4.2010 Annexure P-12 while performing duties assigned by the State Govt. vide Annexure P-2 and Annexure P-6 registered in FIR No.48 dated 8.4.2010 vide DDR 20 dated 12.4.2010 Annexure P-1 at the complaint of petitioner and to not to pursue Govt. directions to get Panchayat land demarcated and vacated from respondent No.8 to 24. With further prayer for directions for equality before law and equal protection of laws as envisaged under Article 14 Constitution of India by following fair and unprejudiced approach in putting the criminal law process in motion while Crl. Misc. No. M-12729 of 2010 2 recording proper criminal offences committed by respondents No.8 to 24 with active connivance of respondents No.4 and 7. With further prayer for an inquiry by respondent No.1, the Principal Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner Rural Development and Panchayats Haryana or, District Magistrate Yamunanagar, respondent No.2 into the incident of destruction of public property i.e. old age home and Ravi Dass temple situated as khasra No.91 belonging to Gram Panchayat of village Mundakhera, which petitioner as Sarpanch of Gram Paanchayat was legally duty bound to protect, by respondents No.8 to 24 with active support of SHO PS Bilaspur respondent No.7 and the MLA Sadaura Constitutency, respondent No.4, and registration of false criminal cross case against petitioner and other members of Mundakhera Gram Panchayat vide DDR No.20 dt. 12.4.10 Annexure P-12.” Mr. Deepak Girotra, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, states that life and liberty of the petitioner shall not be harmed. He has further stated that matter shall be inquired into as per the law. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 states that he will not cause any harm to the petitioner and there is no threat from the side of respondent No.4. Mr. R.K. Handa, learned counsel for respondents No.8 to 24 states that they have never threatened the petitioner and undertake not to cause any physical harm to the petitioner. In view of the statement, made by learned counsel for the respondents, present petition does not survive. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. ( Alok Singh ) November 17, 2011 Judge Anand