Crl. Misc. No. M-30271 of 2010 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-30271 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 15.3.2011 Bachan Kaur alias Gurbachan Kaur .......... Petitioner Versus Director General of Police, Punjab & others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present : Mr. M.S. Chicha, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Raghbir Chaudhary, Sr. DAG, Punjab. **** RITU BAHRI, J. (ORAL) This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been moved seeking issuance of appropriate direction is to the respondents to conduct a fair enquiry in the FIR No. 217 dated 20.10.2009 under Sections 409, 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B IPC registered at Police Station Beas, District Amritsar (Rural). The allegations in the FIR was that Paramjit Kaur is the Sarpanch of the village Jallupur Khera. There are 136 persons in the village who are entitled and receiving old age pension, disability pension and widow pension. In the month of September, 2008, Smt. Paramjit Kaur misapproriated the pension by forging the signature and thumb impressions of the petitioner and others with the help of her family members. She played fraud, committed forgery and Crl. Misc. No. M-30271 of 2010 2 cheated the poor people dependent on the Government provided pension. In this background, the present FIR was registered. The petitioner alleges that no further enquiry has been carried out by the respondents. On notice, reply by way of affidavit of Paramjit Singh, DSP, Baba Bakala has been filed in the Court today, is taken on record. As per the reply, a detailed enquiry had been conducted by the Superintendent of Police, Headquarters, Amritsar Rural. Copy of the enquiry report is Annexure R-1. As per this enquiry report all the beneficiaries of the pension are happy with Sarpanch Smt. Paramjit Kaur and there is no problem in receiving pension sanctioned by the Government. The complaint initiated against Sarpanch Smt. Paramjit Kaur is due to party fraction. The FIR registered against Sarpanch Smt. Paramjit Kaur is not found registered on true facts. This report is dated 22.11.2010. After the said enquiry, cancellation report is being filed in the Court. In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed in this petition. However, if petitioner is not satisfied with the enquiry, he may avail alternative remedy before the learned Magistrate by filing a complaint under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sakiri Vasu vs. State of U.P. and others 2008(1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 392. 15.3.2011 (RITU BAHRI) 'sp' JUDGE