Crl. Misc. No. M-3588 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-3588 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 16.02.2011 Balbir Prasher ....Petitioner Vs. State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI ****** Present:- Mr. Manoj Kumar Sood, Advocate, for the petitioner. RITU BAHRI, J (ORAL) Crl. Misc. No.7242 of 2011 Application is allowed. Annexure P-9 is taken on record. Crl. Misc. No. M-3588 of 2011 This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for issuing of directions to the respondent No.3 to register an FIR or DDR with regard to .25 bore pistol No.43857, which got lost in the year 2000. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner had purchased .25 bore pistol No.43857 in the year 1996. The petitioner was having licences for two weapons. Licences were got renewed from time to time. In the year 2000, when the petitioner had gone to Pushkar with his family, he lost his .25 bore pistol. He immediately informed the SHO, P.S. Old Faridabad. Thereafter, the petitioner got renewed his licence for one weapon i.e. .315 bore rifle, bearing No.92 AB/2614. Before renewal of the Crl. Misc. No. M-3588 of 2011 (O&M) 2 licence, the petitioner used to deposit his firearm with the weapon house. The licence was renewed after inspection of the weapon. However, in November 2010, the petitioner moved an application for renewal of the licence of .315 bore rifle and also sought permission to buy a new pistol as the earlier one was lost in theft. At that time, the petitioner was asked to bring a copy of the FIR of lost pistol. The petitioner under bonafide belief that he had informed the SHO, Old Faridabad, in the year 2000 regarding loss of his .25 pistol, believed that registration of the FIR was not necessary. His licence for the second weapon was renewed from time to time. The representation of the petitioner for registration of FIR, after he had informed the SHO of P.S. Old Faridabad about theft of the weapon, is being made vide representation dated 08.01.2011. A direction to register FIR of a pistol, which was lost in the year 2000, cannot be issued in the year 2011 as 10 years have gone by. Ends of justice would meet if the petitioner's representation is decided and he is informed as to how his second weapon can be renewed without getting an FIR registered in respect of loss of .25 bore pistol No. 43857. This criminal miscellaneous is disposed of with direction to the respondent No. 2 to dispose of the representation dated 08.01.2011 (Annexure P-9), in accordance with law, moved to him by the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (RITU BAHRI) February 16, 2011 JUDGE ajp