IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. 1880-M of 2008 Date of Decision: February 04, 2008 Balwinder Singh ......Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr.Balram Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. *** Rajesh Bindal, J.(Oral): Prayer made in the present petition is for a direction to respondents No. 2 and 3 for registration of FIR against respondent No.4 on account of commission of cognizable offence of forcibly taking the vehicle of the petitioner on account of the alleged default in payment of the loan amount. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has already made an application to the SSP, Kapurthala for the purpose but no amount has been taken. Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Sakiri Vasu V. State of U.P. And others, 2008(1) RCR(Criminal) 392, has opined that the remedy in Section 482 Cr.P.C. could not be invoked for a direction to register the FIR as the complainant has an alternative remedy under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. Crl. Misc. No. 1880-M of 2008 -2- before the Magistrate. In view of this position, learned counsel for the petitioner states that he may be permitted to withdraw the present petition to enable him to avail of the alternative remedy. Dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE February 04, 2008 sunita