AVTAR SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRM-M-43578-2025 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 256 CRM-M-43578-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.05.2026 Avtar Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present:- Mr. Rahul Bhargava, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ekompal Sagoo, AAG, Punjab. **** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed seeking direction to official respondents No.1 to 3 to carry out fair and proper investigation in FIR No.17 dated 16.02.2025 under Sections 21/21(c), 27-A, 23, 29/61/85 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Sadar Amritsar, District Police Commissionerate Amritsar, Punjab by constituting a SIT or by transferring the investigation to any independent agency. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly concedes that the petition was filed for issuance of directions, however, the petitioner has already been prosecuted in the instant FIR, thus, this petition has been SATYAWAN 2026.05.15 10:34 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-43578-2025 (O&M) -2- rendered infructuous. 3. Disposed of accordi