Criminal Misc. No. M-15741 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-15741 of 2011 Date of Decision: 20.5.2011 Balwant Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Randhir Singh Manhas, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) In the present petition, a prayer has been made that FIR has been registered against respondent No.5 for the offence under Section 3 (x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. On an observation made by this Court that the petitioner can avail an alternative remedy of filing a criminal complaint, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is willing to do so but delay in lodging the same will stand in his way. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is disposed of. Petitioner, if so advised, may avail an alternative remedy of filing a complaint against respondent No.5 and the petitioner will be well within his rights to justify before the trial Court that non Criminal Misc. No. M-15741 of 2011 2 registration of the case and thereafter approaching this Court by filing a petition, has caused delay. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 20, 2011 “DK”