SAJAN MASIH ALIAS GORU vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 244 CRWP-13770-2025(O&M) Date of Decision:-18.05.2026 Sajan Masih alias Goru ......Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab & ors. ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present:- Mr. Hitesh Chopra, Advocate Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.S. Toor, AAG, Punjab. JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.(ORAL) Prayer in the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of BNSS, for the issuance of a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to provide security to the petitioner, keep him handcuffed and shackled and to keep him under continuous CCTV surveillance while he is in custody. Reply dated 24.03.2026 has been filed by way of affidavit of Mukhtiar Rai, Superintendent, Central Jail, Gurdaspur, as per which the petitioner has already been confined under adequate CCTV surveillance at Central Jail, Gurdaspur. As regards the prayer of the petitioner that he be handcuffed and shackled during transit, the investigating agency shall proceed in accordance with law Disposed of. 18.05.2026 ( JASJIT SINGH BEDI ) monika JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned