IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Usha ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana and others ....Respondents Date of decision: 18.03.2026 Date of Uploading : 18.03.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. M.R. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Mahima Yashpal Singla, Senior DAG Haryana.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter to be referred as the ‘BNSS, 2023’) invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court for issuance of directions to the official respondents to register an FIR against respondent Nos. 5 to 10 on the basis of complaint dated 13.11.2025 submitted before the Superintendent of Police, Mahendergarh. The petitioner has further prayed for issuance of directions for appointment of an independent investigating officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police to ensure a fair and impartial investigation. A further prayer has been made seeking protection to the life and liberty of the petitioner and her family members on account of alleged threats extended by the private respondents.

2. The brief factual matrix of the case, as narr