IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.32473 -M of 2010 DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 3, 2011 SURINDER KAUR & ANR. ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Onkar Rai, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Addl.AG, Punjab. Mr. Nitin Thatai, Advocate, for respondents 5 & 6. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) 1 This petition has been filed under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, praying for issuance of directions to respondents No.3 and 4 not to harass and pressurize petitioner No.1 in the absence of any criminal complaint or FIR and not to pressurize petitioner No.1 to compromise the matter in regard to property dispute. 2 Learned counsel for the respondent-State, on instructions from ASI Mohd. Rashid, contends that there is no criminal proceeding pending in which the petitioners are required. In such circumstances, there is no occasion to either call the petitioners or to force the petitioners to enter into a compromise, in regard to any proceeding of criminal nature. Criminal Misc. No.32473 -M of 2010 2 3 Learned counsel for the respondent-State has pointed out that a perusal of order dated 9.10.2003 (Annexure P-4) indicates that petitioner No.1 had filed a civil suit in the year 2000. Rather, vide the said order, Civil Judge Junior Division, Ludhiana, has directed that Amrik Singh son of Gurbachan Singh and Dharam Pal Pahwa son of Khem Chand be impleaded as respondents. The said two persons are respondents No.5 and 6 in this petition. 4 The gist of the contention of the Learned counsel for the respondent-State is that filing of this petition is a measure to put pressure on the private respondents so as to settle a civil dispute. 5 Considering the totality of facts and circumstances of the case and, in particular, the fact that the petitioners are not involved in any criminal proceeding, no ground for issuance of directions under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, is made out. 6 The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. August 3, 2011 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?