IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. M-6367 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision:12.03.2008 Amarjit Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate for the petitioner. **** RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer made in this petition is for a direction to the respondents to return the amount of Rs. 2,60,000/- to the petitioner which according to the petitioner was taken by respondent No.3 when the petitioner was illegally detained and tortured. Respondent No.3 has already been convicted by the trial Court against which his appeal is pending before this Court and even the petitioner has also filed revision petition where the grievance of the petitioner is that the amount which was illegally extorted from the petitioner was not made a case property and ultimately not refunded to him and is still lying with the police. Further prayer in that revision petition is for enhancing sentence awarded to respondent No.3. In my opinion, independent proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C directing the respondents to refund the amount which was allegedly extorted from the petitioner is not maintainable especially when the petitioner is already raising this grievance in the revision petition filed against the order of conviction of respondent No.3 which is pending before this Court. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. March 12, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE