CRM No. M 34717 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- Date of decision: 09.03.2011 1. CRM No. M 34717 of 2010 Gurmeet Singh and others ........ Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondent(s) 2. CRM M 24371 of 2010 Gurmeet Singh and others ........ Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: None for the petitioners for the petitioners (CRM M 34717 of 2010) Mr. M K Garg, Advocate for othe petitioners (CRM M 24371 of 2010) Mr. K S Pannu, DAG, Punjab for the respondent State Mr. Mr. G S Nagra, Advocate for respondents No. 4 to 6 Mr. PBS Goraya, Advocate for respondents No. 7 and 8 Mr. P S Jammu, Advocate for respondent No. 11 -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? CRM No. M 34717 of 2010 2 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) Both the aforesaid petitions are being disposed of with this common orders as the parties are same. In CRM M 34717 of 2010, the petitioner prays for issuance of direction to respondent No. 2 not to conduct fourth enquiry as three enquiries on the same subject matter have already been conducted at the instance of Senior Superintendent of Police, Kapurthala, whereas, in CRM M 24371 of 2010, the petitioner prays for issuance of direction to respondents No. 1 to 3 not to misuse the process of law by initiating the third enquiry arbitrarily and mala fide at the instance of respondent No. 11. Written reply by way of affidavit of Balwinder Singh, PPS, DSP, Dharmkot, District Moga on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3 has been filed in Court today in CRM M 34717 of 2010. The same is taken on record. As per the preliminary submissions of the said reply, after conducting the enquiry by Superintendent of Police (D) Kapurthala, the matter was sent to Senior Superintendent of Police, Moga. Then, further enquiry was conducted by Shri Jagmohan Singh, Superintendent of Police (H) Moga who came to the conclusion that there was reasonable ground for registration of the case against the petitioners. In these circumstances, FIR No. 219 dated 24.12.2010 under sections 420, 465, 468, 469, 471, 120-B of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Dharamkot was registered against the present petitioners and others. In view of the aforesaid reply filed by the State as well as on account of the fact that FIR has already been registered, the present petitions CRM No. M 34717 of 2010 3 are disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file afresh challenging the registration of the FIR, if so advice or to avail of any other alternative remedy as available in law. Disposed of accordingly. Copy of the order be placed on the connected file. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 09.03.2011 mohan