Criminal Misc. No. M-25558 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-25558 of 2008 Date of Decision: 4.2.2009 Mukhtiar Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. R.K. Girdhar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying that direction be issued to handover the investigation of the case FIR No. 188 dated 13.8.2008 registered at Police Station Sadar, Jalalabad, District Ferozepur, under Sections 364, 379, 342, 308, 326 325, 506, 148, 149 IPC. to the Crime Branch or to some independent Investigating Agency. A further prayer has been made that life and property of the petitioner be protected as the accused named in the aforesaid FIR are threatening to liquidate the petitioner. A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, on 30.9.2008, noticed that petitioner has received 12 injuries. It also took note of the contention that accused are threatening the petitioner to enter into compromise. Criminal Misc. No. M-25558 of 2008 2 In pursuance of notice of motion issue, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, has filed reply in which it has been stated that out of 12 injuries, injury Nos.2 and 3 were declared as grievous. The case was registered against 14 accused. Two accused have been arrested. Some accused have obtained anticipatory bail. About nine accused are not being arrested. This Court cannot issue a direction to the Investigating Officer to arrest the accused as the same is his prerogative. Taking into consideration the fact that in the present case, FIR was registered on 13.8.2008, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, is directed to give necessary directions to the Investigating Officer to conclude the investigation within three months. In case investigation has been assigned to some other officer outside the district, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur, shall convey the order passed by this Court and a final report after conclusion of the investigation be submitted in the Court of competent jurisdiction within three months after the receipt of copy of this order. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed off. Copy of this order be handed over to Mr. Mehardeep Singh, learned Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, under the signatures of the Reader of this Court, for onward transmission and compliance. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge February 4, 2009 “DK”