Criminal Misc. No. M- 19160 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M- 19160 of 2010 Date of decision:- 18.03.2011 Kalash Podhar ...Petitioner Versus State of U.T. Chandigarh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr. Preetpal Singh, Advocate for the respondent Nos.1 to 4. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for issuing directions to respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to transfer the investigation in the case FIR No.94 dated 29.4.2010 under Sections 363 and 366 IPC, registered at Police Station Sector 26, Chandigarh, to some higher officer. The petitioner alleges that his daughter Abha about 15 years of age gone to her school i.e. Government School, Police Line, Sector 26, Chandigarh, on 26.4.2010 at around 7.00 AM in a routine manner but she did not turned back to her home. On inquiry from school, complainant came to know that on that day Abha had not come to the school. After search, whereabouts of Abha were not found out. Then complainant raised doubt on one Rohit son of Narayan Thakur, who was his neighbour and residing at Jhuggi No.487 (1317), Phase III, BDC, Sector 26, Chandigarh, was missing from that day i.e. 26.4.2010 that he kidnapped her daughter with intention to marry her. The allegations in the petition are that respondent No.6 -Rohit Criminal Misc. No. M- 19160 of 2010 -2- Thakur used to harass petitioner's daughter. On 26.4.2010 petitioner's daughter left the house and after due inquiry he came to know that respondent No.6 has also left his house. Petitioner apprehends that respondents escaped from the city as the police did not register the case in time. One lady Indu Devi of the locality of the petitioner informed that respondent No.9 has dropped respondent No.6 alongwith daughter of petitioner at Ambala. The condition of petitioner's daughter was not stable. Petitioner apprehends that she has been kidnapped. Status report has been filed by the U.T. Chandigarh. The investigation was conducted by Gurmail Singh, Sub Inspector. In the affidavit, details of investigation have been mentioned as under :- “(i) 29.4.2010 : FIR was registered with police of Police Station Sector 26, Chandigarh. (ii) 08.5.2010 : The police party went to Guwahati to search the girl. (iii) 17.5.2010 : The police party returned from Guwahati. (iv) 20.5.2010 : He joins the uncle of accused Rohit in investigation. (v) 11.6.2010 : He made inquiry from the complainant. (vi) 30.6.2010 : The police published the photographs in the news paper. (vii) 06.7.2010 : HC Sukhwinder Singh sent to Ludhiana for further search along with the complainant. (viii) 07.7.2010 : The police added Section 120-B IPC in the FIR on the statement of Goel Chand. (ix) 08.7.2010 : The police arrested the co-accused Parmod Kumar and Puran Dev and sought their police remand upto 12.7.2010 and non-bailable warrants of accused Rohit also sought. (x) 25.7.2010 : The police party again accompanies the complainant to Ludhiana for search the girl. (xi) 12.8.2010 : Search of accused after asking from complainant. Criminal Misc. No. M- 19160 of 2010 -3- (xii) 20.8.2010 : Accused Rohit searched by HC Krishna Kumar from his village in Bihar. (xiii) 23.8.2010 : HC Krishan Kumar alongwith C. Ashok Kumar returned from Bihar. (xiv) 02.9.2010 : Re-interrogation was done from accused Puran dev about the whereabouts of the girl and the accused Rohit. (xv) 15.9.2010 : The SI goes to Ludhiana with the complainant Ramesh Kumar and inquire from persons of Bihar about the whereabouts of the girl. (xvi) 25.9.2010 : The police interrogates Shri Narain Thapar and his son Rohit regarding his whereabouts. (xvii) 05.10.2010 : Father of the accused and accused Parmod Kumar again asked about the whereabouts of the girl. (xviii) 18.11.2010 : The accused Puran Dev was again asked about the whereabouts of the girl. The matter was given for publication in newspaper for 21.1.2011. (xix) 10.12.2010 : The father of accused Rohit was again asked about the whereabouts of the girl. (xx) 29.12.2010 : Accused Puran Dev Thapar again asked about the whereabouts of the girl. (xxi) 15.1.2011 : Labh Singh and Hem Raj asked about the whereabouts of the accused and the girl.” After going through the detail of investigation, conducted, the same has been done very minutely and hence, no further orders are required to be passed in this petitio n. However, in case petitioner requires to take any action against the respondents as per law, he is permitted to do so. The criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of. March 18, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE