Crl. Misc. No.M-16561 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-16561 of 2010 Date of Decision: July 13, 2010 Wazir Khan and another …..Petitioners Vs. State of Haryana and others …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.J.S. Saneta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.S.S. Mann, Sr. DAG, Haryana. Mr.Ashit Malik, Advocate for private respondents. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Through the instant petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioners seek the protection of their life and liberty which has been threatened at the hands of private respondents. In the reply filed by the State on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4, it is clarified that an FIR No. 261 dated May 15, 2010 stands registered Crl. Misc. No.M-16561 of 2010 [2] against the petitioners prior to the filing of this petition under Sections 406, 420, 120-B IPC on the allegations that the petitioners had received earnest money of Rs.10 lacs from respondent No.5 with a promise to transfer some property in his name but subsequently by suffering a collusive decree on January 28, 2006, they had made an attempt to defeat the rights of the subsequent purchaser. The decree has been suffered by the petitioners in favour of wife of petitioner No.2. The FIR has been registered against the petitioners for having misappropriated the earnest money and cheated the complainants by suffering a decree in favour of wife of petitioner No.2. Since the petitioners are accused in a criminal case and they have sought protection without disclosing the registration of the FIR against them, I do not find any ground to grant any relief in exercise of powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Petition is disposed of as not maintainable with liberty to the petitioners to avail the legal remedies available to them in accordance with law. July 13, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE