IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.7651 of 2009 Date of decision: May 20, 2009. Kakki Devi ...Petitioner(s) v. State of Punjab & Ors. ...Respondent(s) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Shri SPS Tinna, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). ORDER Surya Kant, J. - (Oral): Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 3 only at this stage. Shri Palvinder Singh, learned Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of the order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity either to issue any notice to the private respondents or to seek any counter affidavit from the officials respondents, at this stage. The petitioner has approached this Court second time. She seeks a mandamus to direct the SSP, Ferozepur and other police authorities to hand over the investigation of FIR No.217 dated 11.10.2007, under Section 364/34 IPC, registered at P.S. Sadar Abohar to some independent agency, like CBI. The above stated FIR pertains to the alleged disappearance and subsequent murder of her son, who was married to respondent No.5. The petitioner's allegations are that her son has been done away by respondent No.5 allegedly in connivance with respondent No.6, with whom she is allegedly maintaining illicit relationship. Be that as it may, for the aforesaid relief, the petitioner had earlier approached this court by way of Crl. Misc. No.M-12132 of 2008 which was disposed of vide an order dated 29.9.2008 in the following terms:- “The police appears to have made genuine efforts to investigate but has not found any breakthrough. Thus, it would be appropriate to issue direction to SSP of the District concerned to personally look into this matter and guide the course of this investigation. Let him apply his mind and see if the investigation is well directed or would need some other better course. It is desirable that the result of this exercise is brought to the notice of the aggrieved parties for them to take any appropriate remedy if they still remain dissatisfied.” The petitioner has now invoked the writ jurisdiction of this court, inter-alia, alleging that no action has been taken by the local police despite the above reproduced direction. She is again stated to have represented the SSP, Ferozepur on 20.10.2008. Having heard Learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the Learned State Counsel, I am of the considered view that the police authorities are obligated to take the ongoing investigation to some logical conclusion within a reasonable period. Accordingly and without expressing any views on the allegations made by the petitioner, more so when no notice has been issued to respondents No.5 and 6 and no order adverse to their interest can be passed behind their back, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the SSP, Ferozepur to take cognizance of the petitioner's complaint dated 20.10.2008 and ensure that the investigation of the subject FIR is concluded in a time-bound manner and at the earliest, but not later than two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Dasti. May 20, 2009. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge