Crl. Misc. No.M-21216 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-21216 of 2010 Date of Decision: 26.07.2010 Kamaljit Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of U.T. & others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. S.S. Rangi, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 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) This is a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C for issuance of directions to respondents to register an FIR regarding theft of Indica Car No.PB-49A-2100. Without 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 investigation and direct the registration of the FIR. Crl. Misc. No.M-21216 of 2010 2 Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Sakiri Vasu vs. State of U.P. and others reported as 2008(1) RCR(Criminal) 392, wherein, it is held that the Magistrate has very wide powers to direct registration of an FIR and to ensure a proper investigation, and for this purpose he can monitor the investigation to ensure that the investigation is done properly. In view of the above, learned counsel for the petitioner states that he may be permitted to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file criminal complaint or to avail of alternative remedy as available to him under law. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty aforesaid. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 26.07.2010 JUDGE gurpreet