Civil Writ Petition No.8836 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 5.11.2008 Maninder Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present:- Mr.J.R.Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr.Kashmira Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.Ambika Luthra,AAG,Punjab for respondents No.1 to 3 Mr.J.S.Bedi, Advocate for respondents No.4 to 9. 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? HEMANT GUPTA, J. During the course of arguments, counsel for the petitioner has prayed for registration of an FIR arising out of the alleged loss of the machinery installed in his factory, though in the writ petition, he has claimed possession of the property, which was allegedly looted by respondents No.4 to 11. It is admitted by the counsel for the petitioner that earlier, on the basis of his complaint, FIR No.159 dated 24.7.1995 under Sections 148, 342, 380, 427, 436, 452, 457 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC was registered at Police Station Division No.6, Ludhiana. The Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana has passed an order of discharge of the accused. Such order is subject matter of Criminal Revision before this Court. The Supreme Court in SLP Civil Writ Petition No.8836 of 2008 2 No.6718 of 2006 has directed the expeditious disposal of the said revision. The claim of the petitioner in the present case for registration of FIR is not sustainable. Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Sakiri Vasu Versus State of Uttar Pradesh and others, (2008) 2 Supreme Court Cases 409 has held that this Court cannot issue direction for registration of FIR. In view of the said fact, we do not find that any further orders are required to be passed by this Court. Therefore, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to seek his remedy as may be available to him in accordance with law. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE (NAWAB SINGH) 5.11.2008 JUDGE AS