Criminal Misc. No. M-21737 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21737 of 2011 Date of decision : 20.07.2011 Avtar Singh and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. H.K. Aurora, Advocate for the petitioners. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 62 dated 14.05.2011 registered against the petitioners under sections 323, 452, 506, 148 & 149 IPC at police station Sadar, District Hoshiarpur alternatively to transfer investigation of the case to Central Bureau of Investigation or any other independent agency. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that FIR was registered on 14.05.2011 but investigation has not made any headway. He submits that infact daughter of petitioner No. 1 was married to Harvinder Singh (respondent No. 2) on 20.09.2009. His daughter was harassed by family of respondent no. 2. A complaint was also made in this regard to the police. However, instead of registering FIR against respondent No. 2 and his family, instant FIR has been registered against the petitioners. As FIR is a counterblast to the complaint lodged by petitioner No. 1, same deserves to be quashed alternatively investigation be handed over to some independent agency. Criminal Misc. No. M-21737 of 2011 2 I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners. The instant FIR was lodged on the basis of complaint made by Harvinder Singh (respondent No. 2 herein). He alleged that his marriage was solemnized with Kamaljit Kaur on 20.09.2009. After the marriage his father-in-law had taken a loan of `40,000/- from his father. Thereafter, he had gone abroad. A matrimonial dispute arose in the meanwhile. When he demanded `40,000/- back, his in-laws quarreled with him. On 13.05.2011 at about 9.00 p.m. his father-in-law (Avtar Singh), his brother-in-law (Harpreet Singh) and other accused entered into his house and gave him beatings. Injuries were also inflicted on his family members. On this complaint, the instant FIR was registered and investigation ensued. Learned counsel for the petitioners has not been able to make out any case for quashing of FIR. The plea that the FIR has been registered as a counterblast can only be decided after some evidence is led before the trial court. He has not been able to point out any circumstance to handover the investigation to any other independent agency. The petition appears to be totally frivolous and the same is hereby dismissed. July 20, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE