IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M- 12596 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: August 18, 2011 Nar Singh Rathi .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sukhvinder Singh Nara, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for handing over the investigation of case FIR No.300 dated 29.11.2010 under Sections 498, 304-B, 34 IPC, Police Station, Murthal, District Sonepat, to some independent agency. 2. Primarily due to the fact that daughter of the petitioner got married to alleged accused, Umesh, after a love affair and because the doctor gave an opinion that the injury is on account Crl. Misc. No. M-12596 of 2011 [2] of blunt force, and consistent with the theory that it was caused on account of fall, cancellation report has been filed. 3. Petitioner has already filed a protest petition. 4. In view of the fact that effective remedy has already been availed by the petitioner, no ground for issuing any direction, at this stage, is made out. 5. The petition is dismissed. However, the Magistrate is directed to pass appropriate orders on the protest petition. The Magistrate may also consider passing of appropriate orders directing, if the facts and circumstances require, further investigation or re-investigation in the matter. (AJAI LAMBA) August 18, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?