IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc.48503-M of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 MANOHAR LAL ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Karan Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. KS Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Krishan Singh, Advocate, for respondents 10 & 11. Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.13. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, has been filed for entrusting the investigation of the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that daughter of the petitioner was murdered on 21.3.2004 by respondents No.10 to 13, while she was going in a bus. Despite such being the facts, the FIR was investigated as if it was a case of accident and the challan has been presented accordingly. There is no dispute that the trial is going on. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, contends that manifest injustice has been caused in so much as the witnesses travelling in the bus, who had seen the entire incident, have not been shown as witnesses Criminal Misc.48503-M of 2007 2 to the incident despite repeated applications before various forums. The police officials have failed in discharge of their legal duties. Learned counsel for the petitioner wants to withdraw the petition so that an application for further investigation can be made while giving all the relevant particulars of the witnesses and the scope for further investigation. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. September 18, 2008 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE