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2021 Supreme(P&H) 420

RAJBIR SEHRAWAT
Gurdeep Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Mr. R.S. Cheema, Mr. K.S. Nalwa, Mr. A.S. Cheema, Mr. Chakitan V.S. Papta, Mr. Ashok Aggarwal.
For the Respondents: Mr. Sidharth Ludhra, Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Mr. Karan Bharihoke, Mr. Pankaj Singhal, Mr. R.S. Bains, Mr. M.S. Chauhan, Mr. Sumeet Goel, Ms. Diya Sodhi, Ms. Anusha Nagarajan, Ms. Shubhangini Jain.

Table of Content
1. police authority limits and community rights. (Para 2 , 3)
2. details of protests and police actions. (Para 4 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. overview of fir registrations. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
4. political context and inquiries impact. (Para 14 , 18 , 19)
5. arguments regarding investigation conduct. (Para 22 , 23 , 25)
6. judicial authority to change investigation agencies. (Para 30 , 31 , 34)
7. final directive on investigations and conduct. (Para 42 , 56 , 70 , 78)
8. court orders on sit formation. (Para 79 , 80 , 81 , 82)

JUDGMENT :

RAJBIR SEHRAWAT, J.

1. This judgment/order shall dispose of the abovesaid two writ petitions.

2. At the outset, it deserves mention that three incidents of alleged sacrilege qua Guru Granth Sahib; the Holy Book of Sikhs; are stated to have taken place from June to October 2015 in district Faridkot in Punjab. Some protests were held against the alleged sacrilege. During the process of maintaining the law and order situation the police are stated to have fired upon the protestors at village Behbal Kalan under Police Station Bajakhana, District Fridkot; wherein two persons are alleged to have died, and also at Kotkapura; where some police persons were seriousl

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