HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Reserved on 22.01.2025 Pronounced on 17.03.2025 ****

Baljit Singh & Ors. ... Petitioners VS.

State of Punjab ... Respondent ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL ****

Present: Mr. Chetan Mittal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Mayank Mittal, Advocate, Mr. Harish Chhabra, Advocate and Mr. Abhishek Sanghi, Advocate for the petitioner (s).

Mr. Baltej Singh Sidhu, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Divij Datt, Advocate and Mr. Jashandeep Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner (s) in CRM-M Nos.5611, 5014, 5005, 4757 of 2024.

Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Pratham Sethi, Advocate and Mr. Kanishk Swaroop, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CRM-M Nos. 24794, 24813 of 2024.

Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Addl. AG Punjab with Mr. Jaspal Singh Guru, AAG Punjab Mr. Imran Singh Khara, Advocate for the complainant ****

Sandeep Moudgil, J. (Oral)

1. This order of mine shall dispose of together the bunch of petitions bearing Nos. CRM-M-2770, 4757, 5005, 5611, 5014, 24794, 24813- 2024 involving similar set of facts and identical question and as such CRM- M-2770-2024 titled as Baljeet Singh and ors. vs. State of Punjab is taken up as the lead case.

2. In the instant petition