Criminal Misc. No. M-6408 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-6408 of 2009 Date of Decision: 19.3.2009 Gulab Singh …Petitioner Versus State of U.T. Chandigarh and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anupam Gupta, Senior Standing Counsel for the U.T. Chandigarh, for respondents No. 1 to 3. None for respondents No.4 to 7. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed by Gulab Singh under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking directions to State of Union Territory, Chandigarh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh and the Station House Officer, Police Station Sector 39, Chandigarh, to take into consideration representations (Annexures P2 and P3). In representation (Annexure P3), petitioner has stated that his daughter namely Reshma alias Pinna aged 17 years is missing and the investigation is not being conducted fairly. An apprehension is also raised that daughter of petitioner may have been forced to join flesh trade. Criminal Misc. No. M-6408 of 2009 2 Mr. Anupam Gupta, Senior Standing Counsel for Union Territory, Chandigarh, on instructions from Tarsem Singh, Sub Inspector, has submitted that representations (Annexures P2 & P3) shall be taken into consideration by the Investigating officer and he shall submit the final report to the concerned Court within two months. Mr. Gupta has further stated that the Investigating Officer is in possession of affidavits of Kuldeep Singh and Reshma daughter of the petitioner wherein they have stated that they had solemnized their marriage according to their own free will and accord and they have also submitted their Marriage Certificate to the Investigating Officer. An affidavit of the wife of the petitioner namely Babita, has also been furnished to the Investigating Officer to show that Reshma daughter of the petitioner was major when she solemnized her marriage. The Investigating Officer shall furnish his independent opinion, taking all documents into consideration. The entire evidence be taken into consideration by the Investigating Officer and an appropriate report be filed by the concerned Court. The petitioner will be at liberty to take recourse to the alternative remedy, available to him under law, to assail the findings of the Investigating Officer. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 19, 2009 “DK”