C482 No.687/2009 Hon’ble B. C. Kandpal, ACJ. This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners for setting aside the impugned cognizance order dated 24.5.2007 passed by Judicial Magistrate, Roorkee in Case No. 1422 of 2007 State vs. Ashok Gahlot and others, under Sections 323, 325, 504 IPC as well as for quashing the impugned charge sheet filed in the aforesaid case. Heard Sri Manish Arora, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri H.C. Pujari, learned A.G.A. for respondent no. 1 and perused the record. Having considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record, I am of the view that there is no merit in this petition. Whatever the grounds are being agitated by the petitioners at this stage, they are opened for the petitioners to take in their defence before the trial court. This Court is not supposed to embark upon an enquiry where the entire facts are incomplete and hazy. The powers possessed by the High Court u/s 482 Cr.P.C. are very wide and very plentitude of the power requires great caution in its exercise. Courts must be careful to see that its decision in exercise of this power is based on sound principles. The inherent power should be not exercised to stifle a legitimate prosecution. I find that the petition on merits also lacks merit and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed in limine. However, in case, if the petitioners appear before the court concerned in order to seek their bail, their bail applications shall be considered expeditiously and without causing any unreasonable delay. (B.C.K., ACJ.) 11.09.2009 SP