IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-16521 of 2010 Date of decision : 11.8.2010 Raj Kumar …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ….. Respondents Present : Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. T.S. Salana, DAG, Punjab. *** S.S. SARON, J. The petition has been filed under Section 482 CrPC for issuance of directions to the respondents to handover the investigation of case FIR No.19 dated 17.3.2010 (Annexure P1) registered at Police Station Sarhali, District Tarn Taran for the offences under Sections 376, 366-A, 342, 323, 506/34 IPC to any Gazetted Officer of Crime Branch. A further prayer has been made for directing the respondents to take legal action and arresting the accused mentioned in the FIR for committing gang rape with the daughter of the petitioner since the local police is aiding and shielding the accused. Copy of the petition was given to the learned State counsel on 28.5.2010 so as to enable him to seek instructions in the matter. Reply by way of affidavit of Sh. Ram Parkash, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division Patti, District Tarn Taran was filed. It was stated that out of eight accused named in the Crl. Misc. No. M-16521 of 2010 [2] FIR, two of them namely Manpreet Singh @ Sona son of Paramjit Singh and Manmohan Singh @ Mohni son of Jagtar Singh had been arrested and were in judicial custody. Insofar as the other accused were concerned, their parents had submitted application for enquiry in the case. As per the order of I.G. Police, Border Range, Amritsar a Panel of senior Police Officers comprising of Sh. Malwinder Singh Sidhu, SP (Detective), Tarn Taran, Sh. Ram Parkash PPS, DSP, Sub Division, Patti and Hardip Singh, SHO Sarhali was constituted to conduct an inquiry in the matter as the parents of the accused had filed representations for conducting inquiry. The said Panel has given its report on 6.8.2010. The Panel that was constituted has come to the conclusion that in this case Manpreet Singh @ Sona son of Paramjit Singh is the only accused as the prosecutrix has given an affidavit and also made a statement before the members of the Panel that only Manpreet Singh @ Sona son of Paramjit Singh had committed rape with her. The others were found innocent as they were present at different places at the time of occurrence. The report is signed by Sh. Malwinder Singh Sidhu, SP (Detective), Tarn Taran, Sh. Ram Parkash PPS, DSP, Sub Division, Patti and Hardip Singh, SHO Sarhali. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Tarn Taran after considering the report of the chemical examiner on 9.8.2010 has asked the SHO, Police Station Sarhali to proceed with the case. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, no further directions are liable to be issued in the present petition. Accordingly, the Crl. Misc. petition is dismissed. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE August 11, 2010 amit