IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-8924 of 2010 (O & M) Date of Decision: August 26, 2011 Jasbir Singh Walia & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. None for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prays for quashing FIR No.194 dated 15.8.2007, under Section 420 IPC, registered with Police Station, Sadar, Jalandhar. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that vide order dated 31.8.2010, charges have been framed only against Jasvir Singh, Amritpal Singh and Charanjit Chawla i.e. petitioner Crl. Misc. No. M-8924 of 2010 [2] Nos.1 to 3. Karnail Singh and Gursharan Singh, petitioner Nos.4 and 5, have been discharged. After lodging of FIR, challan was filed on 30.4.2009. The final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. has not been challenged by way of this petition. 3. Having considered the material brought on record by the investigating agency, charges have been framed against petitioner Nos.1 to 3. The order was revisable, however, no petition was filed. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the developments, as noticed above, the issue of quashing of FIR cannot be adjudicated in the absence of challan papers or the order of charge. 5. In view of the above, no ground for interference is made out. The petition is dismissed. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner would have the liberty to take all the grounds taken in this petition, before the Trial Court. (AJAI LAMBA) August 26, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?