IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1135 of 2005 (M/B) 1. Balap Singh S/o Late Sri Bachan Singh, R/o Village Darimi, Patwari Circle Langsi, Tehsil Joshimath, District Chamoli. 2. Smt. Bachani Devi @ Kastura Devi. W/o Sri Balap Singh, R/o Village Darimi, Patwari Circle Langsi, Tehsil Joshimath, District Chamoli. …….. Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal, through Secretary ( Home), Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 2. Investigating Officer, Patwari Circle Langsi, Tehsil Joshimath, District Chamoli. 3. Jaspal Singh S/o Late Sri Mohan Singh, R/o Village Gauna, Patwari Circle Gauna, Tehsil and District Chamoli. ……. Respondents Sri R.P. Nautiyal, Advocate for the petitioners. Sri Shri D.K. Sharma, Government Advocate for respondents Nos. 1 and 2. None for respondent no. 3. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon. Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. (Oral) Sri R.P. Nautiyal, learned counsel for the petitioners. Sri D.K. Sharma, learned Government Advocate for respondents Nos. 1 and 2. None for respondent no. 3. 2. Sri Sharma, learned Government Advocate submits that the writ petition filed by the petitioners seeking quashing of the first information report and the case registered against the petitioners has now become infructuous as the police after completing the investigation has filed charge-sheet against the petitioners before the concerning Magistrate. 3. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 05.05.2006 05.05.2006 A