Criminal Misc. No. M-14471 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-14471 of 2011 Date of Decision: 18.5.2011 Kuljit Kaur Bhatti …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Sanjay Nagpal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. None for respondents No.4 and 5. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 C.P.C. seeking a direction that respondents No.1 to 3 should make sincere efforts to search the missing husband of the petitioner. Learned counsel for respondents No.1 to 3, on instructions from Pritam Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, has submitted that husband of the petitioner has eloped with one Rupinder Kaur. It is stated that Ravinder Singh Bhatti, husband of the petitioner and respondent No.4- Rupinder Kaur are living together and their whereabouts are yet not known, however, sincere efforts are being made to search them. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for Criminal Misc. No. M-14471 of 2011 2 respondents No.1 to 3, no further directions are required to be issued in the present petition as no cognizable offence has been committed by Ravinder Singh Bhatti, husband of the petitioner and respondent No.4- Rupinder Kaur. Even if the contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is believed that her husband Ravinder Singh Bhatti and respondent No.4-Rupinder Kaur have performed marriage, they have committed an offence of bigamy and the same is non cognizable. Petitioner, if so advised, may file a criminal complaint. With the observations made above, the present petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 18, 2011 “DK”