IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-9153 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: August 03, 2011 Miriya Deen …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.Ravindra Jain, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) The petitioner has preferred the present petition under section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.13 dated 3.6.2010 registered against him under sections 7 and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at police station Vigilance Bureau, Amritsar. It has been prayed, inter alia, that a direction be issued to the respondents not to present challan against the petitioner unless all legal formalities are complied with. FIR has been impugned on the ground that from a perusal thereof no offence qua the petitioner is made out. The Vigilance Bureau, Tarn Taran unit had no jurisdiction to conduct raid and lodge FIR against the petitioner. The officer i.e. DSP, Vigilance Bureau had not complied with the requirements of the Code while conducting search and his actions are beyond the scope and purview of Vigilance Bureau, Tarn Taran. Crl.Misc.No.M-9153 of 2011 - 2 - It appears that a statement was made by one Rohit Kohli before the Vigilance Bureau that an application had been made before the Wakf Board for release of a particular land. The application was forwarded by the Chief Executive Officer to the Estate Officer, Punjab Wakf Board for completing necessary formalities. Complainant thereafter met Miriya Deen¸ Rent Controller (petitioner herein) in the office of Estate Officer, Punjab Wakf Board, Batala, who initially evaded the matter but later asked the complainant to deposit Rs.1,84,408/- with Punjab Wakf Board. He told him that land being commercial and having more value, the complainant was to gain in case he was allotted the same. He also demanded a bribe of Rs.2,50,000/-. The complainant reported the matter to Vigilance Bureau who laid a trap. Currency notes of Rs.2,50,000/- covered with phenolphthalein powder were handed over by him to the petitioner. In the presence of witnesses, red-handed recovery was effected. A perusal of the FIR shows that allegations against the petitioner are serious in nature. He is alleged to have demanded a bribe of Rs.2,50,000/- from the complainant for allotment of certain land. At the relevant time petitioner was working as Rent Controller in the office of Wakf Board, Batala. In view of nature of allegations, no case for interference in the inherent jurisdiction of this court is made out. As regard the plea of jurisdiction and violation of various provisions of law, appropriate stage is yet to 2 Crl.Misc.No.M-9153 of 2011 - 3 - come. It appears that matter was at the stage of investigation when the instant petition was preferred. I am of the considered view that in a crime of this nature, the investigating agency should ensure that investigation is taken to its logical end. Dismissed. August 03, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 3