CRM No. M 33353 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 33353 of 2010 Date of decision: 15.11.2010 Amarjit Kaur ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. N S Sodhi, Advocate for the petitioner -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for issuance of direction to respondents No. 1 to 4 to expedite the investigation and to ensure the proper and fair enquiry and to take legal action against accused person i.e. respondents No. 5 to 12. Section 156 (3) of the Criminal Code of Procedure, reads as under:- “156 (3) Any Magistrate empowered under Section 190 may order such an investigation as above mentioned.” In view of judgement rendered by the Apex Court in the case CRM No. M 33353 of 2010 2 of Sakiri Vasu v. State of U P and others reported as 2008 (1) RCR (Criminal) 392, the Magistrate has ample powers to direct registration of an FIR. Even otherwise, the petitioner has an alternative remedy of filing criminal complaint. Accordingly, no order needs to be passed in the present case. Dismissed with liberty to avail of alternative remedy, if so advised. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge November 15, 2010 mohan