IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Crl. Writ Petition No. 316 of 2008 Saurabh Gupta S/o late Sri Vijay Kumar R/o 49 / 53, Pipal Mandi, Police Station Kotwali, Dehradun, District Dehradun. [ . Petitioner ...………… [ Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary (Home) Civil Secretariat, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 2. Station House Officer Police Station Kotwali, District Dehradun. 3. Smt. Gunjan Gupta D/o Sri Kunj Prakash Gupta R/o 96, Ghosi Gali, P.S. Kotwali Dehradun District Dehradun. ...…………. Respondents Mr. R.P. Nautiyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Bhatt, Addl. Govt. Advocate for the State. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought quashing of the first information report dated 08.03.2008, lodged by respondent No. 3, on the basis of which Crime No. 97 of 2008 is registered against the petitioner and others, relating to offences punishable under Section 498-A, 323, 504, 506 of I.P.C. and one relating to offence punishable under Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, with Police Station Kotwali, District Dehradun. 3) Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and that of learned Additional Government Advocate and after going through the contents of the first information report, we are not inclined to interfere with the investigation as against the petitioner Saurabh Gupta. 4) Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed summarily with the observation that if the petitioner Saurabh Gupta is arrested or surrenders before the court concerned, his bail application shall be heard and disposed of, without unreasonable delay. (Stay Application No. 2372 of 2008 also stands dismissed, accordingly). (Dharam Veer, J.) (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 30.04.2008 30.04.2008 H.Negi