Crl. Misc. No.M-19523 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-19523 of 2010 Date of Decision: July 12, 2010 Lakhbir Singh …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.L.S. Goraya, Advocate for the petitioner. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks the registration of FIR against respondents No.4 to 8, Sarpanch and Member Panchayats on the allegation of Old Age Pension of few persons of the village having been misappropriated and embezzled by them. Counsel relies upon an extract of investigation annexure P-3 to contend that cognizable offence is made out against the private respondents. Crl. Misc. No.M-19523 of 2010 [2] A representation annexure P-4 is stated to have been submitted by the petitioner to the SSP, Gurdaspur. After hearing counsel for the petitioner and going through the documents annexures P-3 and P-4 on the record, I am not able to satisfy myself regarding the existence of any cognizable offence having been committed by all the private respondents. In view of the judgment of Sakiri Vasu Vs. State of U.P., 2008 (1) RCR (Crl.), I do not find any sufficient ground to issue any direction for registration of the FIR. Disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail legal remedies available to him subject to his locus-standi to get the relief in accordance with law. July 12, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE