CRM No. M 37145 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CRM No. M 37145 of 2010 Date of decision: 09.02.2011 Gurmej Singh ........ Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Ms Naveen Bhandari, Advocate for Mr. L M Gulati, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K S Pannu, DAG, Punjab -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C for issuance of appropriate directions to respondent Nos. 1 to 2 to transfer the investigation of the case FIR No. 270 dated 28.06.2010 under Sections 420/34 IPC, registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Amritsar City to some other investigating officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police as the petitioner is not expecting fair and impartial investigation at the hands of the present investigating officer/respondent No. 4 who in connivance with the accused party has hampering the investigation of the present case or in the alternative present status report of the FIR (P1) conducted so far before CRM No. M 37145 of 2010 2 this Hon'ble Court. Reply by way of affidavit of Kirpal Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, North Amritsar City on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3. The same is taken on record. As per the said reply, the petitioner-complainant has got the FIR registered on false allegations and the accused persons have been found innocent by the enquiry officer. Cancellation report in this case was prepared and the same has since been approved by the ADCP-City 2, Amritsar. The same is likely to be presented before the Court. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to raise the objections or file the protest petition or as advised, which shall be decided in accordance with law. (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 09.02.2011 mohan