CRM No. M 12060 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 12060 of 2010 Date of decision: 27.04.2010 Des Raj ........ Petitioner Versus State of Haryana .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. R S Budhwar, Advocate for the petitioner -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) The short prayer made in this petition is for issuing of direction to respondents No. 1 to 3 to register an FIR against respondents No. 4 to 7 on the basis of the complaint made by the petitioner. Without going into the merits of the case, it would be necessary to take into consideration the provision of Section 156 (3) of the Criminal Code of Procedure, which reads as under:- “156 (3) Any Magistrate empowered under Section 190 may order such an investigation as above mentioned.” The Magistrate has the power to inquire into or try under the provisions of Chapter XII. Under Section 156 (3), the Magistrate is also empowered under Section 190 to order investigation and direct the CRM No. M 12060 of 2010 2 registration of the FIR. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to file criminal complaint or to avail an alternative remedy as available to him in accordance with law. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 27.04.2010 mohan