IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. M No. 17894 of 2008 Date of Decision: April 16,2009 Harpreet Kaur ...........Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..........Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sabina Present: Mr. D.S.Brar, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Amandeep Singh Rai,Assistant Advocate General, Punjab Mr.D.S.Sidhu, Advocate for respondents No. 4 and 6 Mr.L.S.Sidhu,Advocate for respondent No.5 ** Sabina, J. Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking direction to respondents no. 1 to 3 for adding an offence under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (`IPC' for short) etc. in FIR No. 31 dated 12.3.2008 registered at Police Station Mallan Wala, District Ferozepur against respondents No. 4 to 6. FIR in this case was registered under Sections 420/120-B IPC on the basis of statement made by the complainant Gurcharan Singh. After investigation of the case, challan was presented against respondents No. 4 and 6. Respondent No. 5 was found innocent during inquiry. Admittedly, now, the charge has been framed by the trial Court against respondents No. 4 and 6 under Section 420,120-B IPC. In these circumstances, no interference is called for, for directing respondents No. 1 Criminal Misc. M No. 17894 of 2008 -2- to 3 to add offence under Section 376 IPC in the FIR as the matter is already before the trial Court. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. ( Sabina ) Judge April 16, 2009 arya