Crl.Misc.No.M- 27370 of 2009 (O&M) 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl.Misc.No.M- 27370 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.7.2011 Gurpal Singh and others ......Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.Munish Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Amandeep Singh, AAG, Haryana. Mr.Yogesh Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** SABINA, J. Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing FIR No.103 dated 16.9.2009 (Annexure P-9), under Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506 of the Indian Penal Code ('IPC' for short), registered at Police Station Cheeka District Kaithal and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that FIR No.280 dated 3.9.2009 (Annexure P-8) under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the petitioners at Police Crl.Misc.No.M- 27370 of 2009 (O&M) 2 Station Shahbad. The petitioners were facing trial in the said case. On the same allegations, FIR in question bearing No.103 dated 16.9.2009 was registered against the petitioners under Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506 IPC at Police Station Cheeka. Two separate FIRs could not be registered against the petitioners on the same allegations. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, has submitted that the FIR registered at Police Station Shahbad was with regard to deceased Sheela Devi, daughter of the complainant, whereas, FIR got registered at Police Station Cheeka was with regard to second daughter of the complainant, Karamjit Kaur. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, I am of the opinion that the instant petition deserves to be allowed. FIR No.280 dated 3.9.2009 under Section 304-B IPC registered at Police station Shahbad is Annexure P-8, whereas, FIR No.103 dated 16.9.2009 under Sections 323 , 406, 498-A, 506 IPC registered at Police Station Cheeka is Annexure P-9. I have carefully gone through the contents of both the FIRs. The allegations levelled in both the FIRs are the same. It is the case of the complainant Chetan Singh that he had performed marriage of his daughter Sheela Devi with Rajinder and his second daughter Karamjit Kaur with Devinder Singh @ Mintu. Both Rajinder and Devinder Singh are real brothers. It is a settled proposition of law that two separate FIRs cannot be registered against an accused qua same allegations. Since FIR (Annexure P-8) had already been registered at Police Station Shahbad against the petitioners on the basis of the statement Crl.Misc.No.M- 27370 of 2009 (O&M) 3 of complainant Chetan Singh, second FIR (Annexure P-9) on the basis of the same allegations could not have been registered against the petitioners at Police Station Cheeka. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. FIR No.103 dated 16.9.2009 (Annexure P-9), under Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506 IPC, registered at Police Station Cheeka District Kaithal and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. . (SABINA) JUDGE July 21, 2010 anita