The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Chandigarh Police for failing to arrest any of the accused Punjab Police personnel in the March 13 assault on a serving Indian Army officer, despite anticipatory bail having been denied nearly two months ago.
Hearing a fresh petition filed by the victim, Colonel J S Bath, Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj asked, “Why have the accused not been arrested even now?” Terming the delay intentional, the judge observed that the conduct of the police was “setting the wrong example” and amounted to protecting the accused.
The court directed Manjeet Sheoran, Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh, to be present in person on July 16 with a detailed explanation for the continued inaction, despite the investigation having been handed over to the Chandigarh Police by a previous court order more than four months ago.
