CHANDIGARH: G.S.Tohra. President of the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee moved a criminal petition under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code for payment of compensation for his alleged illegal confinement in jail.
Tohra had earlier filed a pettion in the High Court for the quashing of two FIR’s registered against him at Police Station Police Lines Patiala. During the pendency of the said petition the CJM Patiala had discharged the petitioner to conditionally on an application filed by the State of Punjab that in view of insufficient evidence against the accused it had decided not to proceed with the case.
Tohra averred that since his arrest no one had interrogates him and nor was any evidences in support of the allegations made in the F.I.R. procured. Or the other hand the government started maligning him by saying he was being released or compassionate grounds to get his eye treated. It has been further stated by the government that he and his companions will use the release only for the purpose of medical treatment.
G.S.Grewal and H.S.Nagra with Naydeep Singh contended that Tohra had even opposed his discharge before the chief Judicial Magistrate Patiala. It was further contended that to arrest a person of the stature of Tohra and to implicate him was highly objectionable and malicious and he was entitled to compensation in the absence of any proof against him
After hearing the counsels Justice J.B.Garg issued not to the State of Punjab.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 5, 1992
