IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-10888 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 2.8.2011 Malkiat Singh and another ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present: Mr.Gaurav Chopra, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. The petitioners have invoked the jurisdiction of this court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No.3 dated 10.1.2011 under Sections 406/420 IPC, registered at Police Station Julkan, District Patiala. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the allegations against him are false and that the dispute has arisen out of a marital discord and further states that the FIR has been registered after three years of the divorce granted by the Federal Court at Australia. Further contends that the entire family has been involved even though they have nothing to do either with the matrimony or with the commission of any offence alleged to have been committed by them. Crl.Misc.No.M-10888 of 2011 (O&M) -2- On due consideration of the matter, I am of the opinion that the power under Section 482 of the Code cannot be exercised which have the result of throttling the investigation at the threshold. However, noticing the fact that there is an acute propensity of a complainant to involve each and every member of the family of the husband, the Investigating officer shall take special care to verify the allegations which have been made in the complaint by keeping in view this fact and also the fact that some of the members are either married or living elsewhere or have nothing to do with the matrimonial affairs of the married couple. Disposed of. 2.8.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss