Criminal Misc. No. M-7338 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-7338 of 2010 Date of decision : 25.11.2010 Lakhwinder Pal Singh Gill ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sumit Puri, Advocate for Mr. Karanjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Dr. U.S. Dhaliwal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Ms. Kuldeep Kaur, Advocate for Mr. G.S. Bhatia, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 63 dated 29.03.2007 registered under Sections 420, 419, 465, 467, 468, 471 & 120-B IPC at Police Station City Tarn Taran (Annexure P- 1). Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that while registering the lease-deed, the petitioner was only discharging his official duties and thus no case is made out against him. Learned counsel thus submits that present FIR is misconceived and deserves to be quashed. The prayer is, however, opposed by learned State counsel. He submits that challan has already been presented before the competent court of jurisdiction. He has referred to reply by way of affidavit of Ashwani Criminal Misc. No. M-7338 of 2010 2 Kumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division City District Tarn Taran . According to him, all the accused in connivance with the petitioner in a fraudulent manner represented themselves as trustees of Amritsar Diocesan Trust Association (ADTA) and conspired to alienate its property by executing a lease deed on 29.12.2006. He further submits that a clear cut role has been assigned to the petitioner during investigation. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. It is evident that a detailed investigation was conducted in the case and certain conclusions have been arrived at by the investigating agency. On the basis of same, a report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. has already been filed before the competent court of jurisdiction. No such ground which will warrant quashing of the present FIR in exercise of inherent jurisdiction of the court has been raised. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is dismissed. It is, however, made clear that petitioner shall be at liberty to raise all his pleas before the trial court at an appropriate stage. November 25, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE