IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No.31993 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: October 20, 2011 Naveen Sharma ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr.Arun Singal, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner seeks quashing of FIR registered against him under Sections 376/328 IPC at Police Station Chandni Bagh, Panipat. The petitioner claims to have also filed a petition for restitution of conjugal rights under the Hindu Marriage Act alleging that petitioner has married respondent No.2. Relying upon the Full Bench decision of this Court in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab & others, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) (FB) 2225, the counsel pleads that the quashing can be directed even in non- compoundable offences notwithstanding the bar under Section 320 Cr.P.C. to prevent the abuse of process of court. I am not inclined to direct quashing of the FIR for an offence as serious as 376 IPC. Offence under Section 376 IPC is serious offence, which is offence against society. If the petitioner and respondent No.2 are married and are living happily, the complainant or the victim must appear before the court and making statement in this regard. The trial Court would then pass the Criminal Misc.-M No.31993 of 2011 (O&M) :2: judgment accordingly. Once the FIR was got registered, the law must be allowed to take its own course. There may be an enable power to quash the FIR for any offence in view of Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), but still inherent power must be invoked with due care, caution and circumspection. Sometimes in such like serious cases, invoking of jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. may give a wrong message or convey a wrong signal to the society. Dismissed. October 20, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE