IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-20483 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 27.7.2011. Beant Singh ...... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. S.K. Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab. Mr. JBS Gill, Advocate, for respondents No.5 to 8 and 10 to 13. Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate, for respondents No.14 to 16. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By filing this petition, petitioner seeks direction to respondents No.1 to 4 to take action against respondents No.5 to 16 on the complaint filed by him before the Station House Officer, Police Station, Dayalpura, District Bathinda. State has filed reply averring that the matter was investigated and the dispute was found to be of civil nature. This being so, no action is called for. However, for redressal of the grievance, the remedy lies under Section 36 and 154(3) of Code of Criminal Procedure before the concerned Police officers, and if that is of no avail, under Section 156(3) of the Code before the Magistrate or by filing a criminal complaint under Section 200 and not by filing a petition under Section 482 of the Code. Disposed of. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 27.7.2011. SN