IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL C-482 No. 648 of 2010 Hoshiyar Singh ` …….Applicant. Versus State of Uttarakhand & another ……Respondents. Mr. R.P. Nautiyal, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Nandan Arya, learned Assistant Government Advocate for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned Assistant Government Advocate for the State of Uttarakhand. This Criminal Misc. Application has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. challenging the order dated 31.5.2010 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IIIrd, Dehradun by which he has taken a cognizance of an application moved by respondent no. 2 under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. and directed the police to register a case and investigate the matter, as it relates to cognizable offence. Sri Nandan Arya, learned Assistant Government Advocate has made a statement at the bar that pursuant to the order dated 31.5.2010 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IIIrd, Dehradun a criminal case has already been registered being Case Crime No. 66 of 2010 at Police Station Vasant Vihar, Dehradun under Sections 420/467/468/120 B I.P.C. Therefore the present application has no relevance to remain pending before this Court inasmuch as the matter has become infructuous. It is, therefore, dismissed as having become infructuous. However, the liberty is granted to the applicant to challenge the proceedings in Case No. 66 of 2010 registered at Police Station Vasant Vihar, Dehradun under Section Sections 420/467/468/120 B I.P.C. The present C-482 application is dismissed accordingly. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 27.8.2010 Avneet