CRM No. M-19436 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-19436 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.8.2009 Nirmal Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. H.S. Baath, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Ms. Preeti Gupta, Advocate, for respondents No.4 to 7. Rajan Gupta, J. In this petition, the petitioners have prayed for quashing of the FIR bearing No.48 dated 16th August, 2002, registered against them under Sections 447, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC at Police Station Nurpur Bedi, District Ropar. The only plea raised by learned counsel for the petitioners is that civil litigation between the parties has been pending and the same has been decided in favour of the petitioners. In view of the decision of the civil court, the present FIR cannot survive and the same deserves to be quashed. Reply has been filed on behalf of the State by way of affidavit of Simratpal Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anandpur Sahib. It has been stated therein that investigation of the case CRM No. M-19436 of 2008 2 under Sections 447, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC is still pending. It has also been stated in the reply that allegations against the petitioners were still being probed. In view of the fact that investigation of the case is still pending, it cannot be concluded at this stage whether challan will be presented by the investigating agency against the accused/petitioners. The petitioners are at liberty to present their version before the Investigating Officer. Under the circumstances, I find no ground to interfere in inherent jurisdiction of this court for quashing of the FIR in question. The petition is devoid of merit. The same is hereby dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE August 17, 2009 'rajpal'