CRM-M 9816 of 2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 9816 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 19.8.2009 Virsa Singh ....Petitioner. Vs. State of Punjab ..Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Mr.P.S.Khurana, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.AG Punjab for the State/respondent. Mr.L.S.Sidhu, Advocate for the complainant. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J.(Oral) Counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that land measuring 15 kanals 1 marla once belonged to Kashmiro Bai and Santo Bai. The said land was sold by Gurbachan Singh, brother of the petitioner on the basis of GPA purported to have been executed by both the sisters. The sale deed was executed in favour of the petitioner on 21.7.2008. When the petitioner sought mutation on the basis of his title acquired through sale deed, he came to know that out of 15 kanals 1 marla of land, land measuring 5 kanals 1 marla is already mutated in favour of Supreet Singh to whom Kashmiro Bai sold the land on 27.8.2008. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that said Gurbachan Singh, who had sold the land, was arrested and has been released on regular bail. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had filed a civil suit in which Supreet Singh is restrained from alienating the suit land and interfering into the peaceful possession of CRM-M 9816 of 2009 (O&M) -2- the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has already joined the investigation. This fact is admitted by the counsel for the State, on instructions received from ASI Dogar Singh. In view of the above, order dated 16.4.2009 is hereby made absolute. The petitioner shall keep on joining the investigation as and when called for. He shall also abide by the provisions of Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petition is disposed of. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) 19.8.2009 JUDGE Meenu