Criminal Misc. No. M- 45964 of 2007 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M- 45964 of 2007 Date of Decision: 6.1.2009 Nirmal Singh and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. I.S. Brar Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. None for respondent No.4. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) On 18.9.2007, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has passed the following order:- “Present: Mr. I.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioners. This is petition for quashing of FIR 35 dated 20.3.2007 for offence under Sections 363/366 IPC of P.S. Sadar Muktsar (Annexure P1) registered at the instance of Jeet Singh, father of one Parso Rani. From copy Annexure P-2, it is pointed out Criminal Misc. No. M- 45964 of 2007 2 that Parso Rani has since married with Pappu Singh, petitioner No.3 and made statement in the Court and, therefore, no offence had been committed. That there is no ground to continue with the FIR. Notice of motion to the respondents for 29th November, 2007. Petitioners shall place on record birth certificate of Passo Rani. Investigation and proceedings to continue. Sd/- (M.M. Aggarwal) Judge September 18, 2007” In response to the notice of motion issued, a reply in form of affidavit has been filed by Baljit Singh, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Muktsar. In para 1 of the reply, he has submitted as under:- “1. That in reply to para No.1 of the petition it is submitted that police has decided to move cancellation report in the present case. The cancellation report is likely to be presented in the Court within a few days. The contents of para No.1 of the petition are correct hence admitted. On investigation whole version of the FIR was found to be false as Parso Rani was about 21 years old at the time of lodging FIR and she herself eloped with Pappu Singh son of Nirmal Singh (petitioner No.1) of Criminal Misc. No. M- 45964 of 2007 3 her village but complainant Jeet Singh got a false FIR lodged without verifying the real facts. Parso Rani herself filed a criminal complaint U/s 323/506 IPC against her father Jeet Singh and one Sukha Singh in the Court of J.M.I.C. Faridkot and made statement in the Court that she was married with Pappu Singh son of Nirmal Singh. Annexure P-2 is correct copy of her statement”. The Investigating Officer is not present. Mr. Brar is not in a position to state whether cancellation report in terms of reply has been submitted or not. Be that as it may, the investigation show that Parso Rani was major and she herself had married Pappu Singh. Therefore, the grievance of the complainant, father of Parso Rani, is not justifiable. Hence, the present petition is accepted and FIR No. 35 dated 20.3.2007 registered at Police Station Sadar Muktsar, under Sections 363 & 366 IPC with all subsequent proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge January 6, 2009 “DK”