IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Criminal Write Petition No. 723 of 2008 (M/B) (1) Mahnaj Anjum D/o Mahmood Ahmad (2) Nisar Ahmad S/o Mahmoom Ahmad Both R/o M.I.G. 35 Awas Vikas Haldwani District Nainital. ...............Petitioner. Versus (1) State of Uttarakhand through Senior Superintendent of Police, Nainital (2) Station House Officer of P.S. Mallital, Nainital District Nainital. (3) Chandresh Sah S/o Late I.C.V. Sah R/o Shakti Vihar Royal Hotel Compound Mallital Nainital. ..............Respondents. Sri Gopal Narain, Advocate, holding brief of Sri Anil Dabral, Advocate, for the petitioners. Sri Amit Bhatt, Additional Government Advocate for the State. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. [Oral- Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J.] Heard learned counsel for the parties. (2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the First Information Report dated 05.09.2008, which is registered as Crime No. 29 of 2008, relating to offence punishable under Section 420 I.P.C.. (3) From the perusal of the impugned First Information Report it appears that there are serious allegations of cheating against the accused named in the First Information Report. (4) Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after perusing the affidavit and counter affidavit filed on their behalf, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the investigation. (5) Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed summarily with the observation that if the petitioners are arrested or surrender before the court concerned, their bail application shall be heard without unreasonable delay. (Stay Application No. 5985 of 2008 and Urgency Application No. 2268 of 2008 stand disposed of). (B.S. Verma, J.) (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 03.10.2008 NS