IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-25858 of 2010 Date of Decision: 06.09.2010 Mahender ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Roopak Bansal, 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 Cr.P.C for a direction to the respondent authority to register FIR under Section 326 IPC against respondents No.4 and 5. Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., reads as under :- “156(3) Any Magistrate empowered under Section 190 may order such an investigation as above mentioned.” It is evident from the perusal of the above that the Magistrate has ample power to grant relief as prayed for in the present petition. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to avail of alternative remedy as available to him under law. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 06.09.2010 JUDGE gurpreet IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-25858 of 2010 Date of Decision: 06.09.2010 Mahender ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondent CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Roopak Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 4. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 5. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 6. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C for a direction to the respondent authority to register FIR under Section 326 IPC against respondents No.4 and 5. Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., reads as under :- “156(3) Any Magistrate empowered under Section 190 may order such an investigation as above mentioned.” It is evident from the perusal of the above that the Magistrate has ample power to grant relief as prayed for in the present petition. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail of alternative remedy as available to him under law. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 06.09.2010 JUDGE gurpreet