IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM M-25863 of 2010 Date of Decision:3.3.2011 Balbir Singh .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Ms. Mandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G. Punjab. Mr. S.S. Deol, Advocate for respondents No.5,7,9 and 10. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for issuance of directions to respondents No.2 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioner and his family from the hands of respondents No.5 to 10. As per the averments made in the petition, the petitioner has apprehension that a false case may be registered against him for having committed theft of Mahindra pickup belonging to Surjit Singh son of Joga Singh, which had been stolen by someone else. Reply by way of affidavit of Jatinder Singh Mand PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Goindwal Sahib, District Tarn Taran on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 has been filed. As per the said reply, a telephonic message of SI/SHO Taula Ram SHO P.S. Sirohi (Rajasthan) was received by Sh. Gurmit Singh Inspector/SHO P.S. City Tarn Taran that Satnam Singh son of the petitioner, Jaspreet Singh @ Jodh Singh son of the petitioner and Lakhbir Singh son of Mohinder Singh r/o Harike have been arrested in theft of Maruti Car DL-IP-1422 and one scooter PB-46, IV-1734 stolen from Tarn Taran and disposed with the auctioneers. They have been sent to Central Jail Sirohi (Rajasthan). Warrant against the accused was obtained from SDM-Tarn Taran and police approached Central Jail, Sirohi but Jail authorities denied to hand over the custody of accused and desired prior approval of SDM. Moreover, apprehension of the petitioner that he or his son may be implicated in a false case is ill founded. However, except for CRM M-25863 of 2010 -2- the above mentioned case against one of the son namely Satnam Singh, no other case is pending against the petitioner and thus, no criminal case regarding the theft of Mahindra pik-up is either registered against the petitioner or his sons. Hence, there is no fear or threat to the life and liberty of the petitioner and his family. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. 3.3.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE