IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-22243 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 25.7.2011 Ram Kamal ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present: Mr.N.S.Sitta, Advocate for the petitioner. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying for quashing of FIR No.39 dated 5.4.2011 under Sections 22/61/85 of NDPS Act and under Section 27 of Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940, registered at Police Station Kiratpur Sahib. The prayer made is on the basis of plea that the petitioner is a licenced dealer and was not present at the spot. I am afraid, these matters cannot be evaluated by the Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is purely within the domain of investigating agency to evaluate such material during the course of investigation. The scope of Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is limited. Even though the powers are wide but Crl.Misc.No.M-22243 of 2011 (O&M) -2- under no circumstance the court can quash the FIR which discloses the commission of an ofence. The power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. cannot be exercised if it results to throttling the investigation at the initial stage. No ground to interfere. Dismissed. 25.7.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss