IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No.36618 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 05, 2011 Gurmeet Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr.Manish Kumar Singla, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner is an accused in an FIR under Sections 409, 420, 120-B IPC and Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The prayer made in the petition is for quashing the FIR. It is stated that the petitioner was only working as a Peon and there are vague and general allegations. The files have gone missing and nothing is happening for the last five years or so. This is a case where bogus allotment of plots was made. The files,, through which the allotments were made, have gone missing. All persons working in the office obviously would be responsible. The persons accused in such like offences cannot plead for quashing of the FIR by making the documents go missing. In fact, direction need to be issued to the police to take appropriate action to prosecute the petitioner in accordance with law. A copy of this order be sent to the Superintendent of Police (Vigilance), Ferozepur to look into the matter and prosecute all the persons involved in this scam in accordance with law. Dismissed. December 05, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE