CRM- M 30062 of 2011 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 30062 of 2011 Date of decision : November 21, 2011 Amit, ...... Petitioner v. State of Haryana and another, ...... Respondents *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. Hemen Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manmohan Sikka, DAG Haryana *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) Prayer in this petition is for quashing of FIR No.289, dated 20.4.2011, registered under Sections 3, 4, 5, 18, 22, 23 of the Pre- Conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, and Section 120-B of the IPC, at Police Station Civil Lines, Karnal, District Karnal, and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. On 12.10.2011, the following contentions were noticed :- “ Learned counsel relies upon order dated 13.7.2011 passed in CRM-M No.22823 of 2009 to contend that under the Pre-Conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 only a complaint could be filed and not an FIR. Further states that another petition bearing CRM-M No.27681 of 2011 filed by the co-accused for quashing of FIR is now pending for 21.10.2011.” CRM- M 30062 of 2011 ::2:: Counsel for the respondents has accepted the legal position that the complainant was only authorized to file a complaint and the FIR could not be lodged. In these circumstances, this petition is allowed, and FIR No.289, dated 20.4.2011, registered under Sections 3, 4, 5, 18, 22, 23 of the Pre-Conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, and Section 120-B of the IPC, at Police Station Civil Lines, Karnal, District Karnal, as also all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. ( AJAY TEWARI ) November 21, 2011. JUDGE `kk'