Crl. Misc No. M-2849 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-2849 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 08.07.2011 Surinder Singh ......Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Ms. Anu Pal, AAG, Punjab **** RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Reply filed on behalf of the State is taken on record. In view of the request dated 06.05.2011 made by the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana to verify the facts mentioned in the representation of Surinder Singh, petitioner, learned State counsel has filed its reply today. As per this reply, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police-3 Ludhiana submitted report No. 301-5E by mentioning the fact that preventive action against Sonia Sharma and Vivek Sharma have already been taken. Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana has further directed Addl. Deputy Commissioner of Police-3, Ludhiana to personally verify the facts mentioned in the complaint submitted by the petitioner. Deputy Commissioner of Police-3, Ludhiana has again reported that the facts mentioned in the complaint submitted by the petitioner are of civil in nature and no action is required to be taken. Enquiry report is Annexure R-1. As per this annexure, both the parties were called and their statements were also recorded. The statements of Crl. Misc No. M-2849 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Professor Surinder Sing, Yogesh Modgill and Sonia Sharma have been recorded. During the course of enquiry, Surinder Singh produced many documents including one reciept duly signed by Sonia Sharma regarding the entrustment of Rs. 5,37,685/- by the complainant. Sonia Sharma in her statement has alleged that this receipt has been prepared by Surinder Singh by forging her signatures. As far as the allegations regarding the returning of the books are concerned, it has transpired during the course of enquiry that Sonia Sharma in order to return these books brought them in PS Division No. 8, Ludhiana but the complainant did not collect these books by saying that these books are less in number. Sonia Sharma is still willing to return these books but Surinder Singh is complaining that these are less in numbers. No documentary proof has been produced to prove the fact that how many books were entrusted to Sonia Sharma. From the perusal of the complaints, it has transpired that it is a dispute of civil nature and no action is required. It has further been stated that the security proceedings have already been initiated against the other party and it is recommended that further action on this enquiry report may be taken after taking the legal opinion. No further action is required to be passed in this petition. Accordingly, the same is disposed of in view of the Status report. July 08, 2011 (RITU BAHRI) G.Arora JUDGE