Criminal Revision No.530 of 1992 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.530 of 1992 Date of decision: February 12, 2008 State of Punjab … Petitioner Versus Pritam Singh and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Amit Chaudhary, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the State. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Present revision petition was preferred by State of Punjab against the order dated 5th March, 1992 passed by Special Judge, Gurdaspur, wherein he held that no offence under Section 13(1)(C) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is made out and for the lesser offence, case was sent back to the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur for trial. In the present revision against charge, revision was admitted on September 07, 1992. No stay was granted. This Court, on February 04, 2008, passed the following order: Criminal Revision No.530 of 1992 2 “Court of learned Special Judge, Gurdaspur, in case FIR No. 242 dated 21.11.1990 registered at Police Station Sadar Pathankot under Sections 409, 420, 120-B IPC read with Section 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act, , 1988 while framing charge found that no offence under Section 13(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is made out, however, remanded the matter to learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur, for trial of accused for other offences. This order was passed by learned Special Judge, Gurdaspur on 5.3.1992. Registry is directed to seek information from the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur, regarding the status of trial which may have been concluded in case FIR No. 242 dated 21.11.1990 registered at Police Station Sadar Pathankot under Sections 409, 420, 120-B IPC read with Section 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act, , 1988. In case, same is not concluded, present status of trial be informed. Since the present revision petition pertains to 1992, this information be sought telephonically and the matter be reported back to his Court on 11.2.2008.” The report of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur was called to know the fate of the trial. District and Sessions Judge, Gurdaspur has reported that in FIR No.242 dated 21.11.1990, which pertains to present case, accused were tried and acquitted for offences under Section 409, 420, 120-B IPC by the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur. Since in the main case, trial has resulted into acquittal, therefore present Criminal Revision No.530 of 1992 3 revision petition is rendered infructuous as from the same evidence, State was urging that offence under Section 13(1)(C) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is made out. Dismissed as infructuous. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] Judge February 12, 2008. rps