IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

258 Date of decision: 01.04.2026 LALIT MOHAN PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Vipul Babuta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vivek Sharma, AAG Punjab.

Mr. S.S. Salar, Advocate, Mr. Hiten Chugh, Advocate and Mr. Tisha Joshi, Advocate for respondents No.7 to 11.

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Shalini Singh Nagpal, J.

1. The petition under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023 seeks the following reliefs:

i) Direction to official respondents No.3 to 6 to follow the law and procedure as prescribed in Section 173 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023.

ii) Direction to respondents No.3 to 6 to take appropriate legal action against respondents No.7 to 11 and other persons accompanying them, on the basis of representation dated

06.02.2025.

iii) Direction to respondent No.2 to 6 to conduct free, fair and impartial investigation on the allegations levelled by the petitioner and to call status report with regard to representation dated 06.02.2025.

2. Notice of motion was issued to official respondents on

01.09.2025. Status report filed by the State