IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-22500 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: August 06, 2010 Surender Kumar Gautam …..Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.T.C. Dhanwal, Advocate for Mr.Y.P. Singh, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) This is a petition under section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking a direction to respondent No.1 to conduct investigation in case registered vide FIR No.294 dated 22.6.2010 under sections 420/406/506/120-B IPC at police station Civil Lines, Hisar through an independent agency. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that despite registration of FIR on 22.6.2010, neither any accused has been arrested nor investigation has made any headway. He, therefore, prays that investigation of the case be handed over to some independent agency, such as, CBI or Crime Branch or to police of another district. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The FIR was lodged by the petitioner alleging therein that he had been defrauded by certain persons of lacs of rupees. One Roshan Lal Khangwal was threatening the petitioner under well planned conspiracy. Another Crl.Misc.No.M-22500 of 2010 - 2 - person, namely, Vijay Singh Godara, A.R., Cooperative Societies, Hisar, had demanded Rs.20,000/- as illegal gratification. In view of the allegations levelled in the FIR, I am of the considered view that no case for handing over investigation to an independent agency or to police of another district is made out. The FIR was registered as recently as on 22.6.2010 and the petitioner has hastened to file the instant petition. The allegations are of cheating and breach of trust, etc. The case does not involve any interstate ramification or any political issue. The prayer for handing over of case to an independent agency is totally misconceived and prayer deserves to be rejected outrightly. The petition is totally frivolous. The same is dismissed with Rs.5,000/- as costs, to be remitted to the State Legal Services Authority, Haryana. August 06, 2010 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 2