ANITA KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 124 CRM-M-30763-2026 Date of decision: 27.05.2026 ANITA KAUR ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Mr. Chetan Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Senior DAG, Punjab. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed seeking directions to respondents No.2 to 3 to conduct fair, impartial and expeditious investigation in case bearing FIR No. 70 dated 06.05.2026 under Section 127(7), 308(2), 115(2), 351(2) of BNS registered at Police Station Chatiwind, District Amritsar (Rural). 2. It is alleged that the suspect had taken away her Passport as well as money and other items and that the same have not been recovered. The petitioner being a US Citizen requires the passport as an essential travel document. VISHAL SHARMA 2026.05.29 18:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-30763-2026 -2- 3. Learned State Counsel on instructions from ASI Balwinder Singh, however, contends that the present petition is misconceived. The passport has already been recovered and has been taken by the pet