Criminal Misc. No. M-22806 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-22806 of 2009 Date of decision: August 19, 2009 Pankaj Kumar & others -Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another -Respondents Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. PL Verma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Rajan Gupta, J.(Oral) This is a petition for quashing of the FIR No. 89 dated 22.4.2009 registered against the petitioners under Sections 323,406, 498-A,120-B IPC at police station Jagraon, District Ludhiana. Mr. Verma has argued that there is jurisdictional error as the offence is alleged to have been committed at Patran, District Patiala, whereas the FIR has been registered at police station Jagraon. This apart, learned counsel has submitted that no case under Section 406 IPC is made out as no entrustment of dowry articles is alleged to have been made. Counsel has further contended that the offence under Section 498-A IPC is not made out from reading of the FIR. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and given careful thought to the facts of the case. Mr. Verma has submitted that investigation of the case has been completed and challan has been presented before the court of competent jurisdiction at Jagraon. A perusal of the FIR shows that allegations levelled Criminal Misc. No. M-22806 of 2009 2 against the petitioners are serious in nature. It is not possible for this Court to arrive at a conclusion at this stage that offences under Sections 406 and 498-A ICP are not made out. As regards the plea with regard to jurisdictional error, it would be open to the petitioners to raise the same before the trial Court at an appropriate stage. Since the charge is yet to be framed, all such pleas can be raised by the petitioners at that stage. The petition is dismissed. [Rajan Gupta] Judge August 19, 2009. 'ask'