IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. M. No.1380-M of 2010 Date of Decision:26.8.2010 Swamy Ganga Giri .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Pannu, D.A.G. Punjab. Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate. **** 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. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking directions to hand over the investigation in FIR No.132 dated 21.9.2008 under Sections 420,406,447,511,467,468,471,477-A, 120-B IPC Police Station Raikot, District Ludhiana to the police authorities outside the District Ludhiana on the ground that after registration of the FIR, the respondents have made no attempt to arrest the accused persons in the FIR or to submit the challan in the court after more than two years. On the last date of hearing i.e. 23.4.2010, learned State counsel on instructions from SHO Hariyam Singh stated that the cancellation report has been submitted before the Illaqa Magistrate and learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for time to seek instructions with respect to the said fact. Today, learned counsel for the petitioner has pointed out that the petitioner has already filed protest petition in pursuance to the cancellation report submitted by the investigating agency. Crl. M. No.1380-M of 2010 -2- Thus, in view of the laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Sakiri Vasu v. State of Uttar Pradesh and others, reported as (2008) 2 Supreme Court Cases 409 and in view of the protest petition having been filed, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the present petition is rendered infructuous. Dismissed as infructuous. However, the petitioner is at liberty to raise all the pleas and averments made in the present petition before the trial Court, which shall be decided in accordance with law. 26.8.2010 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE