IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Writ Petition No.498 of 2008 With Stay Application No.3969/2008 Bhawan Singh S/o Dev Singh & twenty-six others ………….. Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand & six others ………… Respondents Sri Pankaj Purohit, learned counsel for the petitioners Sri Harish Pujari, learned Addl. G.A. for the State Coram: Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Dated: July 2, 2008 Heard Sri Pankaj Purohit, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Harish Pujari, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the first information report dated 10.6.2008 registered as Case Crime No.04/2008 relating to offences punishable under Sections 147/354/427/436/392/323/504/506/34 IPC, with Patwari Circle Boora, Sub-Tehsil Ghat, Tehsil & District Chamoli. There are serious allegations against the petitioners and other co-accused that they attacked the villagers of village Sutoli. It is alleged in the FIR that their tents were uprooted and they were beaten also. Two of their members are missing. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Ex-Pradhan of the Village Panchayat Kanol also lodged a complaint against the villagers of village Sutoli that they are illegally taking Yarsa Gamboo from the forest land and as a counterblast, the villagers have lodged this report. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioners and that of learned Addl. G.A. for the State and after going through the contents of the FIR, we are not inclined to interfere with the investigation of the case. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed in-limine with the observation that if the petitioners are arrested or surrender before the court concerned, their bail applications shall be heard and disposed of without unreasonable delay. (Stay Application No.3969/08 stands rejected) (Dharam Veer, J.) (Prafulla C.Pant, J.) 02.07.2008 Rajeev Dang