The petitioner claimed he was threatened by Kirron Kher to right away return the cash (File)
Chandigarh:
The Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom has directed the Chandigarh Police to offer safety for every week to a businessman and his household after he filed a petition alleging threats from BJP MP Kirron Kher and her aide.
The petition filed by Chaittnya Aggarwal by way of senior advocate Anmol Rattan Sidhu submitted that the businessman, his spouse Ruchika Aggarwal and their two minor daughters had been apprehending a risk to their lives from the Chandigarh MP.
The petitioner additionally alleged that there have been some monetary points between him and the respondents which could be the explanation for such apprehension. He submitted that he got here involved with Kirron Kher’s aide Sahdev Salaria by way of a BJP employee.
The petitioner claimed that Kirron Kher gave him Rs eight crore for funding. He has already returned Rs 2 crore and the remaining is to be returned, Mr Aggarwal added.
Owing to fluctuations available in the market, the petitioner sought time to generate income on the funding and return the cash, in accordance with the plea.
The petitioner claimed that he was threatened to right away return the cash together with curiosity and was being consistently harassed by Ms Kher and her aide. A response from Kirron Kher is awaited.
Nonetheless, public prosecutor Manish Bansal submitted earlier than the court docket that no criticism has been obtained in any police station concerning the identical on the behest of the petitioner or his spouse or minor daughters.
He additional submitted that in case of any such risk, there’s helpline quantity 112 to report such issues however neither has the petitioner nor any of his members of the family known as the helpline quantity.
Petitioner’s counsel Sidhu submitted that “given the profile of respondent no.2 (Kirron Kher) if they’ve straightaway come to this court docket, it can’t be a floor to refuse safety to their life and liberty”.
With out commenting on the deserves of the case and the admissibility worth of any of the allegations within the petition, the court docket mentioned in a December 11 order, “If this court docket doesn’t give them safety in the intervening time, that may quantity to not exercising the constitutional jurisdiction.”
“Thus, within the details and circumstances peculiar to this case, it shall be acceptable that the involved Superintendent of Police and the involved SHO present acceptable safety to the petitioner for one week from at this time,” it mentioned.
The court docket additional mentioned if the petitioner now not required the safety, then it might be discontinued earlier than the expiry of the one week.
“This safety is topic to the stringent situation that from the time such safety is given, the petitioner and his spouse shall not go exterior the boundaries of the place of residence, apart from medical requirements, to purchase family requirements, and for bereavements within the households of the shut kin or shut mates,” the court docket mentioned.
The court docket additionally imposed sure restrictions to make sure the safety just isn’t “flaunted or misutilised”.
It clarified that in case the petitioner or his spouse violates any of the situations, the order of safety shall stand recalled robotically.
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