IN THE HIGH COUR OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-12251 of 2010 Date of decision: 28.4.2010 Balbir Kaur …. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ….. Respondents Present : Mr. Navjeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. *** S.S. SARON, J. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite registration of FIR (Annexure P1) for the offence under Section 380 IPC at Police Station Sadar, Ludhiana, no proper investigation is being carried out in the case. In Sakiri Vasu v. State of UP and others, 2008 (1) RCR (Crl.) 392 (SC) it was observed that if after registering a FIR no proper investigation is held, it is open to an aggrieved person to file an application under Section 156(3) CrPC before the learned Magistrate concerned. If such an application under Section 156(3) CrPC is filed before the Area Magistrate, the Magistrate can direct proper investigation to be made in a case where, according to the aggrieved person, no proper investigation was made. However, resort to Section 482 CrPC for such direction is normally not to be adopted. Crl. Misc. No. M-12251 of 2010 [2] In the circumstances, the petitioner, if so advised, may approach the Area Magistrate in the first instance in case he is aggrieved against the inaction of the Police. The Crl. Misc. petition is according disposed of. (S.S. SARON) JUDGE April 28, 2010 amit