Crl. Misc. No. M-1187 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-1187 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.7.2011 Rajinder Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Kamana Kapoor, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.D. Sachdeva, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Munish Bhardwaj, Advocate for respondents No.4 to 6. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for seeking a direction to respondents No.1 to 3 to register an FIR against respondents No.4 to 6, for committing theft and extending threats to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite various complaints/representations having been moved by them before the police authorities for taking action against respondents No.4 to 6, no proceedings have been initiated. She submits that in view of the nature of dispute involved, an FIR ought to have been registered by the investigating agency. Learned State counsel, however, submits that dispute between the parties is pending before the civil court and prima facie no case for taking cognizance by the police is made out. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and given Crl. Misc. No. M-1187 of 2011 careful thought to the facts of the case. In view of the fact that the petitioner and respondents No.4 to 6 appear to be having civil litigation between them, the prayer for registration of FIR appears to be untenable. However, in case any cognizable offence is made out, the petitioner has an effective remedy by way of complaint and/or Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. (see Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. & others, 2008 (1) R.C.R. 392). There is thus, no merit in the petition. Dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 22.7.2011 'rajpal'