In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Misc. No.M-10413 of 2010 ..... Date of decision:7.5.2010 Balwant Singh .....Petitioner v. Home Secretary to the Govt. of Punjab and others .....Respondent .... Present: Mr. G.S. Nagra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for The respondent-State. ..... S.S. Saron, J. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (`Cr.P.C.’ – for short) for directing some independent agency to investigate case FIR No.188 dated 29.8.2009 registered at Police Station Jandiala Guru, District Amritsar for the offence under Section 13(1)(c) and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The complainant-petitioner got registered the above said FIR on the allegations that he had paid Rs.52,000/- to Karnail Singh, JE for getting electricity connection for his 5 horse power motor. After taking the money, Karnail Singh, JE erected electric poles and put a service line, besides, gave an electric connection. However, on checking by the department, the electricity connection was found illegal/unauthorized and the department has disconnected his electricity connection. His family and Criminal Misc. No.M-10413 of 2010 [ 2 ] cattle remained without water for ten days. However, the Police was not taking action against the accused. On 7.4.2010, a copy of this petition was given to learned counsel for the respondent – State so as to enable him to seek instructions in this regard. Reply by way of affidavit of Ranbir Singh, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jandiala, District Amritsar (Rural) has been filed on behalf of the respondents No.1 to 3. It is inter alia stated that the District Attorney (Legal), Amritsar on the report dated 17.3.2010 of the Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) opined that the investigation in the case be completed and challan under Section 173 Cr.P.C. be submitted in Court. The said report of the District Attorney (Legal) has been approved by the SSP, Amritsar (Rural) on 25.4.2010 with a direction to SHO, Police Station Jandiala for further necessary action. The deponent Ranbir Singh, DSP, Sub Division, Jandiala, it is stated, has directed SHO, Police Station Jandiala to arrest accused Karnail Singh at the earliest and submit challan under Section 173 Cr.P.C. in the Court concerned. The enquiry report of Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Amritar (Rural) and opinion of District Attorney (Legal), Amritsar has been placed on record as Annexure- R.1. A perusal of the report of Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) shows that a cancellation report was recommended to be initiated. However, the District Attorney (Legal) opined that the cancellation report would not be legally advisable as the complainant had stressed in his statement that he gave Rs.52,000/- as illegal gratification to Karnail Singh, JE. It is the latter report of District Attorney (Legal) which has been Criminal Misc. No.M-10413 of 2010 [ 3 ] accepted by SSP, Amritsar (Revenue); besides, the deponent Ranbir Singh, DSP, Sub Division Jandiala has directed SHO, Police Station Jandiala to arrest the accused. In view of the above, the present petition has been rendered infructuous and is accordingly dismissed as such. May 7, 2010. (S.S. Saron) Judge *reena/hsp*