CRM No. M-10681 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-10681 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.04.2009 Pirthi Raj ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. M.S. Rai, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J. This is a petition praying that a direction be issued to the official respondents to register a criminal case against respondents No.4 to 8. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that daughter of the petitioner was abducted by respondents No.4 to 8 on 30th March, 2009. According to the counsel, respondent No.4 Manoj Kumar had promised to marry the daughter of the petitioner. However, later he abducted her alongwith his co-accused. The counsel, therefore, prays that a direction be issued to register an FIR in this regard. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. I am of the considered view that the present petition for direction to register an FIR is misconceived. The petitioner has already filed a complaint before the SHO of the area on 11th April, 2009, Annexure P-1. In case the police fails to register an FIR, the petitioner CRM No. M-10681 of 2009 2 has an alternative remedy available to him by way of a complaint under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C., in view of the law laid by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. and others, 2008 (1) R.C.R. 392. There is no merit in the present case. The petition is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE April 21, 2009 'rajpal'