Criminal Misc. No. M-30448 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-30448 of 2009 Date of Decision: 13.10.2011 Major Bakhshish Singh Dhillon ... Petitioner Versus Harwinder Singh ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Nakul Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. read with Section 340 Cr.P.C. praying that an inquiry be held and the complaint be lodged against the respondent for having made a false averment in the written statement (Annexure P3) filed in Criminal Misc. No. M-38421 of 2005. According to learned counsel for the petitioner, in paragraph No.3 of the written statement (Annexure P3), filed by the respondent, it was stated that Mulakjit Singh Kairon is not known to him. Thus, written statement dated 24.4.2007 is apparently false as the above said respondent was cross-examined in the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar and in his cross-examination, he has stated that Criminal Misc. No. M-30448 of 2009 2 Mulakjit Singh Kairon is known to him and his niece is married in his house. A copy of the cross-examination of respondent-Harwinder Singh has been annexed with the present petition as Annexure P5. Learned counsel has further drawn my attention to the cross-examination (Annexure P5) to submit that the respondent has admitted that Mulakjit Singh Kairon is known to him since 2001. The legislation in its wisdom has specifically laid a bar under Section 195 Cr.P.C. not to prosecute each and every litigant. The offence, if any, has been committed against the Court. It is a common knowledge that the litigants do make wrong statements in the Court proceedings. For each and every wrong statement, each litigant cannot be prosecuted. The Court shall prosecute and punish such a litigant, when its conscience is pricked. However, the powers of the Court cannot be used for settlement of personal revenge or vengeance. To maintain majesty of law, it is necessary that in each and every complaint, the prosecution is not initiated and the Courts are not flooded with such kind of litigation. In view of the above, no directions are called for and the present petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 13, 2011 “DK”