CRM M-27007 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM M-27007 of 2008 Date of Decision: 04.03.2010 Dr. B.S. Sandhu ....Petitioner Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh etc; ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Baldev Singh, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sudhir Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondents. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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 ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for issuing directions to respondents No.1 to 3 for registration of case under Sections 197, 198, 420, 465, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC against respondents No.4 to 6 at Police Station Sector 34, U.T., Chandigarh. Before going into the merits of the case, it would be necessary to take into consideration the provisions of Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., which reads as under :- “156(3) Any Magistrate empowered under Section 190 may order such an investigation as above mentioned.” The above provision shows that 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 CRM M-27007 of 2008 2 investigation and direct the registration of the FIR. In view of the above, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the present petition and prays that he may be allowed to withdraw the present petition with liberty to avail an alternative remedy. Disposed of as above with liberty as prayed for. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 04.03.2010 JUDGE gurpreet