In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl.Misc.No.M- 12265 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 15.10.2010 Balwinder Singh @ Rangila ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.P.S.Mann, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab. Mr.Parijat Gaur, Advocate, for respndent No.2. **** SABINA, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No. 354 dated 30.8.2009 (Annexure P-1), under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC' for short) and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 (the Act for short) registered at Police Station Sadar Amritsar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the Crl.Misc.No.M- 12265 of 2010 (O&M) -2- FIR in question was duly investigated by the Investigating Agency and it was found that the injuries on the person of respondent No.2 were self suffered. Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Harsandeep Singh, has not controverted the statement made by learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned counsel for respondent No.2, on the other hand, has tendered the affidavit of respondent No.2, wherein, he has stated that he had never made any statement to the police regarding the occurrence and his signatures have been taken on blank papers. Be that as it may, the allegations levelled against the petitioner were not found to be correct during investigation. In these circumstances, the continuation of criminal proceedings against the petitioner would be nothing but an abuse of process of law. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. FIR No. 354 dated 30.8.2009 (Annexure P-1), under Section 309 IPC and Sections 25 and 27 of the Act registered at Police Station Sadar Amritsar and all the subsequent proceedings, arising therefrom, are quashed. (SABINA) JUDGE October 15, 2010 anita