IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-13249 of 2008 Date of decision:- 23.5.2008 Gurdial Singh ...Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. P.S. Hundal, Senior Advocate with MR. R.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJESH BINDAL J. Prayer in the present petition is for direction to entrust the investigation of FIR No. 64 dated 26.6.1996 under section 309 IPC registered at P.S. Ghall Khurd, District Ferozepur to the CBI. On consideration of the cancellation report submitted in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, the Court was not satisfied and directed further investigation in the matter vide order dated 26.2.2005. According to the petitioner no development has taken thereafter. The petitioner also remained silent for more than 3 years and 3 months. Direction for further investigation has already been given by the court below. The FIR in question is more than 12 years old. Accordingly, at this stage I do not find any justification to entrust the matter to CBI. Dismissed. May 23, 2008 (RAJESH BINDAL) ritu-II JUDGE