Criminal Misc. No.15670-M of 2007 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.15670-M of 2007 Date of decision : 4.9.2008 Radhey Sham and another .....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. K.S.Dhanora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Mor, Senior, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana S. D. ANAND, J. As apparent from the record, and as correctly pointed out by the learned State counsel, the impugned FIR proceeds on the allegation that respondents-accused had initially entered into an agreement to sell the land under reference to the first informant. The sale deed was to be got executed by or on 31.7.2006. However, before that date could approach, petitioners-accused transferred that land in the name of his wife and also raised a loan of Rs.4 lacs from the Life Insurance Corporation against the security of that house. It is evident from the perusal of the above, that the controversy between the parties is of civil nature which has been given the colour of a crime in the course of the impugned FIR. The continuation of the investigation in the FIR would, obviously, be an abuse of process of law. In the light of the foregoing discussion, the petition shall stand allowed. FIR No. 405 dated 20.8.2006 under Section 406/420 IPC, Police Criminal Misc. No.15670-M of 2007 -2- **** Station Civil Lines, Hisar, shall stand quashed. If the first informant has a grievance, he can, obviously, have recourse to the remedy available to him on the civil side. September 04, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE