VANDANA KUMARI vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

208 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP-17815-2018 (O&M) Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 Vandana Kumari ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Ritesh Kumar Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arun Jindal, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Akashdeep Singh, Advocate for respondent No.8. **** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent No.8 to investigate the cause of custodial death of her husband. 2. Learned State counsel submits that judicial inquiry with respect to alleged incident was conducted and it was found that petitioner’s husband died due to cardiac arrest. No official was found guilty. 3. The matter has been investigated by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class as death took place in judicial custody due to cardiac arrest. 4. Learned JMIC has considered opinion of Doctors of the Hospital where deceased was admitted before his death. It is not a case of PRINCE CHAWLA 2026.05.06 18:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of