GURDEEP SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This judgment/order shall dispose of the abovesaid two writ petitions.

(2.) At the outset, it deserves mention that three incidents of alleged sacrilege qua Guru Granth Sahib; the Holy Book of Sikhs; are stated to have taken place from June to October 2015 in district Faridkot in Punjab. Some protests were held against the alleged sacrilege. During the process of maintaining the law and order situation the police are stated to have fired upon the protestors at village Behbal Kalan under Police Station Bajakhana, District Fridkot; wherein two persons are alleged to have died, and also at Kotkapura; where some police persons were seriously injured and one protestor is alleged to have received grievous gun-shot injury on thigh and some other persons are alleged to have received minor injuries. For all those incidents; at least 7 FIRs have been registered. Some FIRs were from the side of Police and some were from the side of protestors. These FIRs are as under:-

(3.) In the present petitions the incidents and FIRs relating to alleged Sacrilege mentioned at (A) above; and the incident of violence and FIRs mentioned at (B) regarding death of 2 persons, are not involved. These petitions involve only the incident of violence and the consequent FIRs mentioned at (C) above, which pertain to injuries only; to the police, as well as, to the protesters. Therefore this court is not considering or deciding anything regarding the FIRs mentioned above at (A) relating to Sacrilege or regarding the FIRs mentioned at (B) relating to Deaths. This Court is considering the matter involving the incident of Kotkapura only, which involves only the FIRs mentioned at (C) above; and which relate only to injuries suffered or caused in the incident at Kotkapura. Any reference or observation qua the cases mentioned at (A) or (B) above; would only be incidental or for collateral purpose of decision of the present petition.