In order to set theball rolling to ensure speedy justice in unfortunate sacrilege and firingincidents, the Punjab Government on Friday gave nod to appoint senior advocateof Punjab & Haryana High Court Rajwinder Singh Bains as Special PublicProsecutor under Section 24 (8) of CrPC 1973.
Disclosing this heretoday, S. Randhawa, who also holds the portfolio of Home department said thenewly appointed special public prosecutor has been mandated to appear beforethe trial court/courts besides Punjab & Haryana High Court on behalf ofstate government in the cases related to FIR No.129 dated October 14, 2015registered at Police Station Bajakhana in Faridkot district under section 307,435, 332, 333, 353, 283, 186, 380, 188, 148, 149 of IPC and 25, 27 of Arms Act1959 and 34 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984. Likewise,the special public prosecutor would also defend the state government in thecase with regard to FIR No. 192 dated October 14, 2015 under section 409, 467,195 of IPC, read with 120-B of IPC at Police Station Kotkapura City in Faridkotdistrict.
Pointing out further,the Deputy CM said that the newly appointed prosecutor has also been directedappear in the case against FIR No. 130 dated October 21, 2015 under section302, 307, 34 of IPC & 25, 27 of Arms Act at PS Bajakhana in Faridkotdistrict. Similarly, the special public prosecutor has also been asked toappear in the case with regard to FIR No. 129 dated August 7, 2018 undersection 307, 326, 324, 323, 341, 201, 218, 120-B, 34 of IPC, 27 of Arms Act atPS Kotkapura City in Faridkot district, added S. Randhawa.
A notification withregard to the orders of special public prosecutor has been issued by thePrincipal Secretary Home Affairs and Justice Anurag Verma this evening, whichwould come into force with immediate effect.