Crl. Misc. No.M-7168 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No.M-7168 of 2010 Date of Decision: 16.03.2010 Kulwinder Kaur ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Vikas Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for seeking direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to register a case against respondents No.4 to 9 under Sections 406/498-A/420/504 and 506 I.P.C for committing an act of cheating having fraudulently married the petitioner. The provisions of Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., read as under :- “156(3) Any Magistrate empowered under Section 190 may order such an investigation as above mentioned.” The above provision shows that the Magistrate has ample power to inquire into or try under the provisions of Chapter XII. Under Section 156(3), the Magistrate is also empowered under Section 190 to Crl. Misc. No.M-7168 of 2010 2 order investigation and direct the registration of the FIR. In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to file a criminal complaint or avail any other alternative remedy, as advised, in accordance with law. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) Judge 16.03.2010 gurpreet