Criminal Misc. No.M-3277 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Cr.M.No.M-3277 of 2010 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION : 5.8.2011 Harbhajan Singh PETITIONER VERSUS State of Punjab and others RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- None for the petitioner. Shri Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, D.A.G. Punjab. MAHESH GROVER, J. This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of F.I.R. No.63 dated 24.4.2007 under Sections 420, 406 I.P.C. and Section 24 of the Immigration Act. One of the grounds which have been taken in support of the plea for quashing the F.I.R., is that the petitioner has already faced proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and thus, the continuation of the instant proceedings which emanated from the same occurrence, amounts to double jeopardy. No one if present on behalf of the petitioner. In any case, this Court has perused the material with the assistance of Criminal Misc. No.M-3277 of 2010 -2- the learned counsel for the State who with reference to Annexure R-3/1 has stated that the same prayer made by the petitioner for quashing the F.I.R. stood negated by this Court vide its order dated 18.12.2008. Having regard to the aforesaid, when this Court had already granted liberty to the petitioner to take the pleas even before the Court and since the charge has already been framed, I am of the opinion that the instant petition is misconceived and is dismissed as such, with liberty which was earlier granted to the petitioner remaining intact. (MAHESH GROVER) August 5, 2011 JUDGE GD Criminal Misc. No.M-3277 of 2010 -3-