Crl. Writ Petition No.497 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Writ Petition No. 497 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: May 27, 2010 Gulzar Singh Chhinna .....Petitioner VERSUS Senior Superintendent of Police, Ropar and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.P.S.MANN PRESENT: Mr S.P.S.Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr B.S.Gill, Advocate for respondent No.3. T.P.S.MANN, J. (Oral): Sh. Gurpreet Singh Chhinna has been produced in person by ASI Santokh Singh and other police officials of Police Post, P.G.I, Chandigarh. The report of the Medical Board which has been produced by Mr Hemant Bassi, Additional Public Prosecutor, Union Territory, Chandigarh in a sealed cover reads as follows: “Sh. Gurpreet Singh Chhinna was admitted in private ward of PGI in Room No.25, 4th Floor. He was examined by the Medical Board on 25th May and 26th May 2010. The information was taken from Sh.Gurpreet Singh Chhinna himself as there was no other informant available. Psychometric evaluation was done on 26th May 2010. Crl. Writ Petition No.497 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Serial Mental State Examination revealed no evidence of any psychopathology. On Psychometry, his memory and perceptuo motor functions were normal, his intelligence was in the superior range ( IQ = 128); and there was no indication of any psychopathology. His urine analysis was done for opiates and it was found to be negative. On the basis of Cross sectional examination of mental state and psychometric evaluation, the members of the Medical Board are of the view that there is no evidence of psychopathology indicative of any psychiatric disorder in Sh. Gurpreet Singh Chhinna at present. Sd/- Sd/- Sd/- (Prof. Savita Malhotra) (Dr. S.K.Mattoo) (Dr Sandeep Grover) Head, Dept. of Psychiatry Member Member” Pursuant to order passed by this Court on May 24, 2010, Sh. Gurpreet Singh Chhinna was examined by a Medical Board, constituted by Dr S.K.Jindal, Acting Medical Superintendent, PGIMER, Chandigarh, which consisted of Professor Savita Malhotra, Department of Psychiatry as its head and Doctors S.K.Mattoo and Sandeep Grover as its members. As per the report of the Medical Board, Sh. Gurpreet Singh Chhinna was not found to be suffering from any psychiatric disorder. In view of the report of the Medical Board, as mentioned above, Sh. Gurpreet Singh Chhinna, who is in his mid-fifties can decide where to go, what to do and with whom to live. In any case, he cannot be made to go back either to SHAFA Home, New Delhi or to Vardaan Nasha Mukti and Punerwas Kender, Patiala. At the same time, he cannot be directed to go and stay with the petitioner or with respondent No.3. It is for him to decide his future life. In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed. The petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Crl. Writ Petition No.497 of 2010 (O&M) -3- The Court places on record its gratitude to PGIMER authorities in medically evaluating Sh.Gurpreet Singh Chhinna and also to Mr Hemant Bassi, Additional Public Prosecutor, Union Territory, Chandigarh in getting the medical evaluation of Sh. Gurpreet Singh Chhinna conducted. (T.P.S.MANN) May 27, 2010 JUDGE Pds.