IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No.35191 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 22, 2011 Sunil Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers 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? Present: Mr.Sumeet Puri, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner seeks quashing of FIR registered against him under Sections 420, 406 IPC and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. On a raid being conducted, few drums of kerosene oil were recovered from the house of the petitioner. He has filed this petition for quashing of the FIR on the ground that he is depot holder and the FIR is silent about the colour of the kerosene oil, which is to distinguish the kerosene oil meant for public distribution or otherwise. The petitioner has himself pleaded that this could be not for public distribution. He has not categorically averred that this kerosene oil was meant for Depot. If it had been so, the petitioner would have pleaded this fact forcefully. On such infirm averment FIR cannot be quashed. There is no reasonable explanation as to why the petitioner was keeping such huge quantity of kerosene oil at his residence. No case for quashing of FIR, therefore, is made out. Dismissed. November 22, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE