CAT/C/46/D/336/2008 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: Restricted* 7 July 2011 Original: English Committee against Torture Forty-sixth Session 9 May – 3 June 2011 Decision Communication No. 336/2008 Submitted by: Harminder Singh Khalsa et al. (represented by counsel, Werner Spirig) Alleged victims: The complainants State party: Switzerland Date of complaint: 18 February 2008 (initial submission) Date of present decision: 26 May 2011 Subject matter: Deportation of the complainants from Switzerland to India Substantive issue: Risk of torture upon return to country of origin. Procedural issue: None Article of the Convention: 3 [Annex] * GE.11-43977 Made public by decision of the Committee against Torture.

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