IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No.38808-M of 2007 Date of Decision : 15.7.2008. Mukhtiar Singh and another ..Petitioners. Vs. State of Punjab and another ..Respondents. CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.S.P.S.Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.I.P.S.Sidhu, Sr.DAG Punjab. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for seeking direction to respondent No.2 to provide adequate security to the petitioners for protection of their lives and liberty and with a further prayer that action be taken for immediate arrest of Kala Singh son of Sher Singh, Mukand Singh and Nirmal Singh sons of Sukhdev Singh. It is contended by the counsel for the petitioners that petitioners have an old enmity with Kala Singh, Mukand Singh and Nirmal Singh and some other persons of the village. Earlier, Pavittar Singh, husband of petitioner No.2 was murdered by aforesaid Kala Singh, Mukand Singh, Nirmal Singh along with six other persons for which FIR No.51 dated 14.4.2004 under Sections 302/ 307/ 148/ 149 IPC was registered at Police Station Ghalkhurd against them. The said FIR was registered at the instance of Mukhtiar Singh (petitioner No.1) and Kulwinder Singh who was the injured witness in that case. In the aforesaid case, Kala Singh, Mukand Singh, Nirmal Singh and Sher Singh were awarded life sentence by the trial Court. While Kala Singh, Mukand Singh and Nirmal Singh were on parole, Crl.M.No.38808-M of 2007 -2- they caused injuries to the petitioner Mukhtiar Singh regarding which FIR No.1001 dated 24.6.2007 under Sections 325/ 427/ 323/ 34 IPC was registered at P.S.Ghalkhurd District Ferozepur. The petitioners have prayed that convicts Kala Singh, Mukhtiar Singh and Nirmal Singh have not surrendered after the expiry of parole period and they may not cause them further harm/injury out of vengeance. State counsel has submitted that out of three, Mukand has already been arrested on 15.4.2008 and the other two convicts namely Kala Singh and Nirmal Singh have absconded though a search is being carried out for their arrest. From the perusal of the petition and after hearing the counsel for the parties, I find that there is a strong threat to the lives and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of the convicts Kala Singh and Nirmal Singh as in the past, petitioner No.1 Mukhtiar Singh was given injuries by Kala singh and Mukand Singh for which an FIR was also registered. In view of the above, this petition is allowed and respondent No.2 is hereby directed to provide adequate protection to save the lives and liberty of both petitioners No.1 and 2 and also put his best foot forward in order to nab the run-away convicts. Copy of the order be given dasti to the State counsel under the signatures of Court Secretary. (Rakesh Kumar Jain) 15.7.2008 Judge Meenu