IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-45630 of 2007 Date of decision: 5th October, 2010 Sarwan Singh and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Balbir Singh Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab, for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.251 dated 11.07.2007 registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Distt. Amritsar under Sections 420/120-B IPC. It will be pertinent to notice here that the FIR was registered on 11th July, 2007 and the present petition was instituted within a period of two months, i.e. on 12th September, 2007. In the FIR, it is alleged by the complainant that in the year 1986, he had exchanged the land with the present petitioners and they had got one portion of the land out of Khasra No.42/5 and thereafter 1 kanal 2 marlas of land was sold to the complainant on 22nd June, 2006 and a sale deed was executed, copy whereof is at Annexure P-1. The complainant stated that when he went to cultivate the land, all the petitioners came forward to attack and cause injuries. Criminal Misc. No. M-45630 of 2007 Counsel for the petitioners has referred to the sale deed (Annexure P-1) to submit that the same contained a cutting and therefore, it is the complainant who has made interpolation in the sale deed. At a quick glance, this argument may look attractive, but down below the sale deed a corrigendum has been typed and signed by its executants, wherein it is stated that out of two Khasra Nos. i.e., 42/5 and 42/6, land measuring 12 marlas and 10 marlas respectively has been sold to the complainant. A Coordinate Bench of this Court, on September 13, 2007, had stayed the proceedings. This Court, prima facie is of the opinion that the investigation cannot be stayed. It is during the investigation that the petitioners can project their version before the Investigating Officer, who shall formulate his own opinion regarding the fact as to whether the petitioners have committed any offence or not. At this moment, this Court will trust the investigating agency and give it full opportunity to investigate the allegations. The petitioners are granted liberty to assail the conclusion of the investigating agency in case the same is against them. With the observations made above, present petition is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE October 5, 2010 rps 2