IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25755 of 2008 Date of decision: 20th January, 2009 Rahul Ramesh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. R.S. Athwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General Punjab for the State. Mr. Mohd. Yousaf, Advocate for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of the FIR along with all subsequent proceedings. Complainant had stated that he was duped of Rs.8,47,750/- on the pretext of sending abroad. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that payment was received against receipt and the same has been returned. Counsel further relied upon inquiry conducted by DSP, Hoshiarpur to state that the complaint made was found to be false and baseless. Counsel for the State has submitted that pre-arrest bail application of the petitioner has been declined by Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur and thereafter, by this Court. It has further been submitted in the written statement that the inquiry conducted by the DSP, Criminal Misc. No. M-25755 of 2008 Hoshiarpur was not accepted by the SSP, Hoshiarpur and it was ordered that case be registered against the petitioner. Counsel for the State has further submitted that proceedings for declaring the petitioner proclaimed offender are in progress. Disputed questions of fact are involved in the present case, which cannot be gone into by this Court in a petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of the FIR. Hence, there is no merit in the present petition and the same is dismissed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 20, 2009 rps 2