IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 1891 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 05.02.2009 Ismiel ...Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Sarfraj Hussain, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks a direction to the Superintendent of Police, Mewat, District Mewat, to take prompt legal action against the private respondents, who are accused in FIR No. 465 dated 13.12.2008 under Sections 498-A/304-B/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Nuh, District Mewat. The petitioner's allegations are that his daughter Jafrina, notwithstanding the fact that he gave sufficient dowry at the time of marriage and/or when a male child was born to her, has been brutally murdered by the private respondents, who are her in-laws and husband. The subject FIR has been got registered in relation to the above narrated occurrence. C.W.P NO. 1891 OF 2009 -2- Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner but without expressing any views on the merits of the allegations made by him, however, Keeping the nature and gravity of the offence in view, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Superintendent of Police, Mewat to take immediate cognizance of the petitioner's complaint dated 05.01.2009 and issue appropriate directions to the Investigating Officer to carry out the investigation in a fair, impartial and dispassionate manner, so as to arrive at a logical conclusion, at the earliest. FEBRUARY 05, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE