IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No.M-19600 of 2008 Date of Decision: August 05, 2008 Sarabjit Kaur .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. G.S. Kaura, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) The petition has been filed for quashing FIR No.35 dated 27.3.2007 (Annexure P-1) registered for commission of offences under Section 18 of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, with Police Station, Sultanwind, District Amritsar (for short, `the Act’). Learned counsel has brought out that secret information with regard to contraband was required to be sent to the senior officer before registration of the FIR which has not been done. The second contention is that Jagdish Rai, Sub Inspector/ Station House Officer was the complainant of the case and himself investigated the Crl. Misc. No.M-19600 of 2008 [2] matter. It has also been pleaded that the mandatory provisions of Section 50 of the Act have not been followed. The other contention is that the petitioner is a lady, however, against the provisions of the Act, the Deputy Superintendent of Police searched her. Only a lady police officer can conduct the search. I have noticed that the contraband had been recovered from the Purse carried by the petitioner. No ground for interference is made out. The petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to take all these pleas during trial. (AJAI LAMBA) August 05, 2008 JUDGE avin