P&H: Disputed questions of fact cannot be examined in exercise of inherent jurisdiction u/s 528 BNSS.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a writ petition filed by Harshveer Singh seeking protection of life and liberty and challenging the cancellation of his arms licence. Justice Shalini Singh Nagpal noted that the petitioner’s allegations of threat against a private respondent were not substantiated in the inquiry conducted by the authorities.
The petitioner had claimed that his father, a former sarpanch, was murdered by the private respondent and his associates, and that he had been facing continuing threats ever since. He also alleged that during the pendency of the petition, police officials entered his house and...
