IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.11868 -M of 2011 DATE OF DECISION : JULY 11, 2011 MADAN SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) 1 This petition has been filed under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, praying for issuance of directions to the respondent-police authorities that proceedings should not be initiated against the petitioner in case FIR No.93 dated 3.6.1979 under Sections 406, 420, Indian Penal Code, and Section 25/2, Immigration Act, 1922, Police Station, Garshankar, District Hoshiarpur, on the basis of suspicion and mistaken identity. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that a perusal of the FIR (Annexure P-1) indicates that accused No.2 is 'Madan Lal son of Baj, resident of Police Office Pallian, Tehsil Garshankar'. Learned counsel for the petitioner further contends that the petitioner is 'Madan Singh son of Rattan Singh, resident of House No.82, Gurnam Nagar, Jassia Road, Ludhiana'. It is the Criminal Misc. No.11868 -M of 2011 2 case of the petitioner that despite there being so much of difference in the father's name and other particulars, the police is out to harass the petitioner in total abuse of investigation process. 3 I have considered the contention of learned counsel for the petitioner. 4 This petition is, accordingly, disposed of with directions to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur to, at the first instance, address the issue whether the petitioner is the person named as accused in the FIR and only thereafter contemplate taking any action. July 11, 2011 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?