IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc.43845-M of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : OCTOBER 20, 2008 GURMEET SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. LS Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. KS Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, seeks quashing of FIR No.115 dated 10.5.2006 under Sections 197, 218, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Sadar Ferozepur, District Ferozepur (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is an official working in the Revenue Department and had only transferred the possession to Gurdev Singh. The facts and circumstances of the case do not indicate that the petitioner had committed any criminal offence. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has referred to para-1 of the preliminary objections of the reply to indicate that, prima facie, offence is made out. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has also pointed out Criminal Misc.43845-M of 2007 2 that final report under Section 173, Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed before the Magistrate on 12.11.2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that in view of the stage of the case, the petition be dismissed as withdrawn, to enable the petitioner to raise all these pleas before the appropriate forum, during the course of trial. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. October 20, 2008 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE