Crl. Misc.No.M-18939 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-18939 of 2009 Date of Decision: 22 - 9 - 2010 Harminder Singh .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: None for the petitioner. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. Mr.Sandeep Jain, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying that FIR No.43 dated 26.2.2009 registered at Police Station Banga, District Saheed Bhagat Singh Nagar under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471 IPC be quashed, as no offence is made out against the petitioner and secondly respondent No.2-complainant was having civil litigation in respect of valuable land in the civil Court and the respondent No.2-complainant has got no locus standi to get the FIR registered under Sections 12(1) and 15 of the Indian Passport Act, 1963. A Co-ordinate Bench on 16.7.2009 passed the following order:- Crl. Misc.No.M-18939 of 2009 [2] “Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that primary reason for registration of FIR against the petitioner is that a civil litigation is pending between the petitioner and respondent No.2. The petitioner had purchased the land from the husband of respondent No.2 in the year 2002-2003. Civil Litigation regarding the same instituted by respondent No.2 against the petitioner is pending. The FIR was lodged with the allegations that the petitioner is having two passports. The same was got issued by misleading the passport office. It was submitted that prior to the registration of FIR, number of the complaints with the same allegations were filed. This issue was even raised in the Civil Suit filed by respondent No.2. All the complaints filed by respondent No.2 with the police authorities were filed after the investigation. Even before the Court in Civil litigation between the parties, representative of the Passport Office, Jallandhar stated that two passports issued in the name of Harminder Singh were having different parentage, different name of spouses and different addresses. Only common thing was the name of the passport holder. In fact other passport does not belong to the petitioner. Notice of motion for 24.8.2009. In the meantime, in case the petitioner is sought to be arrested in the FIR, he may be released on furnishing of bail bonds to the satisfaction of Arresting Officer, however, subject to the conditions as may be laid down by him.” Counsel for the State on instructions from HC Subhash Chand, Crl. Misc.No.M-18939 of 2009 [3] Police Station, Saheed Bhagat Singh Nagar has stated that challan (report under Section 173 Cr.P.C.) is ready and the same shall be submitted in Court within a period of 30 days from today. However, interim order granted in favour of the petitioner by the Co-ordinate Bench whereby his arrest was stayed shall remain in force till the conclusion of the trial. With the aforesaid observations, the present petition is disposed of. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) September 22, 2010. JUDGE RC