Crl. Misc. No. M-14326 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-14326 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: January 7, 2010 Pritam Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present: Mr. R.S. Mamli, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Kapil Aggarwal, Advocate, for respondent No.2. GURDEV SINGH, J. Heard. At the time of arguments, it was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that he is confining his prayer regarding relief of transfer of case from the Court at Ferozepur to Ratia. According to him, no cause of action has arisen within the jurisdiction of the Court at Ferozepur and as such that Court has no jurisdiction to try the offences, mentioned in the FIR. He placed reliance on Smt. Indubala versus State of U.P. and another 2004 (1) Crl. C.C. 650 and Manish Ratan and others Versus State of M.P. and another 2007 (1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 513. The question of jurisdiction already stands decided by this Court vide order dated 30.10.2007 (Annexure R/5). That order was passed in Criminal Revision No. 896 of 2006 preferred by one Bhagwan Singh in this very FIR. A specific contention was raised by the counsel for Bhagwan Singh that Court at Ferozepur was not having the jurisdiction to take Crl. Misc. No. M-14326 of 2009 2 cognizance of the alleged offence as no part of the alleged cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of that Court. That contention did not find favour with this Court and it was held that the Court at Ferozepur had the jurisdiction to take cognizance of the offence and try the case. Once that finding was recorded, it cannot be held that the Court at Ferozepur has no jurisdiction to take cognizance of the offence and try the case. The petition is dismissed accordingly. January 7, 2010 (GURDEV SINGH ) prem JUDGE