IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-24261 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 11.8.2011 Om Parkash and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present: Mr.N.L.Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No.239 dated 14.9.2004, under Sections 498A/406 IPC, P.S.Sadar, Bahadurgarh, Distt. Jhajjar, and all consequent proceedings. The only ground agitated before this Court is that even though the charge was framed in the year 2005, yet no evidence has been recorded and, therefore the proceedings deserves to be quashed and moreover, no offence is made out against the petitioners. I have perused the averments made in the petition and have appraised the contentions which have been raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners before this Court. The powers under Section 482 of the Code cannot be exercised in the given set of circumstances. Similarly, because the Crl.Misc.No.M-24261 of 2011 (O&M) -2- trial has not progressed for the reasons which are also not known to this Court, the powers under Section 482 cannot be exercised to quash the FIR and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom. The charge has been framed and the petitioners have the remedy to agitate against the said order. Concededly, according to the learned counsel for the petitioners, this remedy was not availed of by the petitioners. At this stage, this Court cannot evaluate the plea whether the allegations against the petitioners are false. Consequently, I am of the opinion that the petition is totally misconceived and is, therefore, dismissed. 11.8.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss