Criminal Misc. No.M 24459 of 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARAYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-24459 of 2008 Date of Decision: January 12, 2011 Gurdarshan Singh ….petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ….respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. Lakhveer Singh, Advocate for Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Raghbir Singh, Sr. DAG, Punjab Mr. Arun Singla, Advocate for respondent No.4. **** RITU BAHRI, J.(ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.166 dated 13.06.2008 registered under Sections 406, 498 A IPC at Police Station Bagha Purna, District Moga and all other proceedings arising out of it. During the pendency of this petition the reply has been filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Baghapurana, on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3. In the reply, it has been mentioned that after the presentation of the challan the charge against the petitioner has already been framed on 15.12.2008 and the trial is going on. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner states that he may be permitted to raise all these pleas before the trial Court. -1- Criminal Misc. No.M 24459 of 2008 In view of the law laid down by Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of Haryana and others Vs. Ch. Bhajan Lal and others, AIR 1992 SC-604 (1) and Som Mittal Vs. Government of Karnataka(2008)3 SCC-574, no ground is made out for quashing the aforesaid FIR. This petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to raise all these pleas before the trial Court as per law. However, personal appearance of the petitioner before the trial Court shall remain exempted. 12.01.2011 (RITU BAHRI) vcgarg JUDGE -2-