Acquitting Ludhiana Member of Parliament, Ravneet Singh Bittu, of charges of disobeying the orders of the District Magistrate of Chandigarh in 2011, the Judicial Magistrate First Class Sachin Kumar observed that proceedings against Bittu may have been initiated on the complaint in writing by the District Magistrate himself or by any of his superior public servant and not by lodging an FIR.
Bittu was acquitted of the charges under the section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the IPC on August 26.