IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 12077 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : May 04, 2009 Amrik Singh and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners have filed this petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for directing respondent nos. 2 to 3a to submit the final report in case FIR No. 109 dated 23.9.2008 under sections 420, 406, 465, 468, 471 IPC, registered at Police Station Division No. 7, Jalandhar. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that both the petitioners namely Amrik Singh and Sukhwant Singh are NRIs as they are residing in United Kingdom. Originally, they belong to village Mithapur Tehsil and District Jalandhar. In their absence, their immovable property situated at aforesaid village Mithapur has been disposed of fraudulently by private respondent nos. 4 to 7. In that regard a criminal case was got registered vide aforesaid FIR. He further submits that investigation of this case has not been completed by the police for the reasons best known to it. Criminal Misc. No. 12077 of 2009 (O&M) -2- Notice of motion to respondent Nos. 1 to 3a only. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Vishal Munjal, DAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of aforesaid respondents. Copy of the petition has been given to the learned State counsel. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and going through the material placed on the file, this petition is disposed of with a direction that the investigation of the aforesaid case shall be completed within one month and thereafter, report under section 173 Cr.P.C. be submitted before the competent court of law for disposal, in accordance with law. ( Pritam Pal ) May 04, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'