Criminal Misc. No.M-3231 of 2008 -1- **** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-3231 of 2008 Date of decision : 29.9.2008 Ranbir Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents **** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. Gautam Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab S. D. ANAND, J. In the face of the grievance of the petitioner that the investigation (in case FIR No. 237 dated 6.7.06 under Sections 307, 326, 325, 324, 323, 148, 149, 506, 120-B IPC, Police Station Sadar, Hoshiarpur) is not proceeding in the appropriate direction, the State stance is that the matter had been duly investigated and the case is being sent up to the learned Illaqa Magistrate for it being filed as untraced. The matter is otherwise reported to be presently pending in the office of District police chief concerned. The petitioner has to be compulsively heard by learned Trial Magistrate while disposing of the plea to be preferred by the Police for sending the case as untraced. In that eventuality, the petitioner shall have a locus standi to file a protest petition. Thereupon, orders in accordance with law have to follow. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the D.G.P. may Criminal Misc. No.M-3231 of 2008 -2- **** be directed to look into his grievance in view of the fact that two officers, both of the rank of ADGP, had investigated the matter and given reports which were variance with each other. In the circumstances of the case, it does not appear that referring the matter to the indicated quarters would not serve any useful purpose, particularly when the matter is yet to be decided on the judicial side by the Magistrate. Disposed of accordingly. September 29, 2008 (S. D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to Reporter: Yes/No