IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.27614 -M of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : MARCH 16, 2010 MAN MOHAN SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. RS Malhotra, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Addl.AG, Haryana. Ms. Kiran Verma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed for quashing of case FIR No.306 dated 25.9.2004 under Sections 420, 467, 471, 120-B, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Civil Lines, Amritsar (Annexure P-2). Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that in regard to the same incident, the petitioner is being tried twice. In regard to the same incident, FIR No.224 dated 13.7.2004 under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Civil Lines, Amritsar, was registered, as is brought out from Annexure P-1. The subject matter and the allegation is that the petitioner-Man Mohan Singh forged the Power of Criminal Misc. No.27614 -M of 2008 2 Attorney of his brother-Baldev Singh and sold the land on that basis, in favour of Joginder and Manjeet. While FIR No.224 dated 13.7.2004 has been lodged by Baldev Singh, the present FIR has been lodged by Manjeet, the purchaser of the land. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has pointed out that, indeed, the incident is the same, however, one FIR is by the person who was impersonated and his Power of Attorney was forged, and the other FIR is by Manjeet, who happens to be the victim as he purchased the land, on the basis of the forged document. It has also been brought out that charges have been framed and the trial court is seized of the matter in both the cases. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that let the petition be dismissed as withdrawn to enable the petitioner to file an application before the trial court so that the petitioner is not subjected to double jeopardy. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the trial court, as pleaded. The trial court would deal with the application before proceeding any further with the trial. March 16, 2010 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?