Crl. Misc. No.M-19512 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-19512 of 2010 Date of Decision: July 12, 2010 Manoj Singla …..Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Johny Vij, Advocate for the petitioner. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner claims that he is jeweller at Barnala. Respondent No.5, on February 20, 2010 had taken a sum of Rs.1.20 lacs from him by pledging 150 grams of gold on interest by saying that as and when the money is returned, he would get back this gold but on March 3, 2010 , respondent No.5 had requested the petitioner to return the gold as he was getting money at lesser interest from the commission agent. Petitioner was Crl. Misc. No.M-19512 of 2010 [2] allegedly beaten by 4/5 persons at the instance of respondent No.5 and gold was snatched from the petitioner. Through the instant petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the police officials to register FIR alleging that he is being pressurized by the police officials to sign a compromise with respondent No.5. Annexure P-3 is stated to be a compromise which was got signed from the petitioner under coercion by the police. After considering all the facts and circumstances of this case, it appears that the petitioner has already submitted a representation to the SSP, Police District Barnala, annexure P-2 dated March 4, 2010. Without expression of any opinion whether it is a dispute pertaining to money transaction or any cognizable offence is made out from the complaint, this petition is disposed of with a direction to SSP, Barnala to look into the matter independently within a period of three months after the receipt of a certified copy of this order and in case any cognizable offence is made out, necessary action in accordance with law be taken but if the allegations do not constitute any offence, it will be open to the police to file the compliant. July 12, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE