PARWINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER vs BEANT SINGH ASI AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-3572-2023 Date of Decision: 08.05.2026 PARWINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER ....Petitioners V/s BEANT SINGH AND OTHERS .…Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Brar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Pardeep K. Bajaj, Advocate Mr. Kuljit Singh, Advocate and Mr. Ankit Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Savreet Brar, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. Ms. Shiny Chopra, A.A.G., Punjab. *** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J. (ORAL) After detailed arguments having been heard, the following order was passed on 02.04.2026:- “The instant contempt petition, preferred under Sections 10 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the “1971 Act”) seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against respondents No.1 to 6 for willful disobedience of the directions issued by the Apex Court in Arnesh Kumar V/s State of Bihar and another, (2014) 8 SCC 273 and the notification dated 22.09.2023 (Annexure P-2) issued by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. 2. It has been averred that respondent No. 4 is the paternal uncle of the petitioner and he, in association with police officials, is