IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM M-27967 of 2009 Date of Decision:27.1.2010 Kiran Pal Singh .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents. CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Vikram Bali, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G. Punjab. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for issuance of a direction to the official respondents to hand over the investigation with respect to FIR No.95 dated 22.7.2009 registered under Section 304-B IPC at Police Station Lalru, District S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali, to any independent agency or to an officer equivalent or above the rank of Superintendent of Police of any other district as the present investigation is not being carried out impartially. Upon notice, reply has been filed in the form of an affidavit of Jatinder Singh Khera, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division Derabassi, District S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali, submitting therein that the final report stands prepared. As per the final report, accused Bhajan Singh, Gurmeet Kaur and Bahadur Singh have been declared innocent in the same. The said inquiry report has been approved by the then SSP Mohali. Subsequently, the challan has been filed before the trial court on 10.10.2009 against Pritam Singh, Jaswant Singh and Shalender Kaur. It is further submitted that the case has been committed to the learned Sessions Court for 7.12.2009 by the learned Illaqa Magistrate vide order dated 24.11.2009. The accused Pritam Singh and Jaswant Singh are in judicial custody. Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Gurmail Singh states that the aforesaid Shalender Kaur has also been arrested. CRM M-27967 of 2009 -2- In view of the reply as well as the statement made by learned State counsel, the present petition has become infructuous and is disposed of as such. In case the petitioner still has any grievance, he may avail of any other appropriate remedy permissible to him under the law. Disposed of in the above terms. 27.1.2010 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE