Crl. Misc No. M-24760 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-24760 of 2009 Date of decision : 03.11.2009 Narender Kaur and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and others ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab for the respondent-State. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying that investigation of the FIR No. 39 dated 13.04.2007 registered under Sections 302, 201, 34 IPC at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala be handed over to some independent agency. Learned counsel submits that petitioner No. 1 as well as petitioner No. 2 were accused in the case, but an untraced report has been filed before the competent court of jurisdiction and the matter is now being investigated again as per order dated 13.03.2009 passed by the court below. Learned counsel submits that husbands of both the petitioners No. 1 & 2 are ready to cooperate with the investigating agency in every manner. However, the investigation be conducted expeditiously and impartially. Notice of motion. On the asking of the court, Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab Crl. Misc No. M-24760 of 2009 2 accepts notice. Learned counsel for the State (on instructions from Sub- Inspector Surinder Singh) has submitted that matter is being investigated pursuant to order dated 13.03.2009 and investigation is being conducted by an officer of the rank of an inspector. On a query put by the court, whether investigation can be entrusted to some senior officer, learned counsel submits that the same shall be handed over to an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for the State, counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be allowed to withdraw the present petition. Dismissed as withdrawn. It is however, directed that Senior Superintendent of Police, Kapurthala shall directly supervise the investigation. 03.11.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE