Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 10924 P&H
Judgement Date : 9 September, 2022
THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-16355-2022
Date of decision: 09.09.2022
Chaanpa Rana
...Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab and others
.....Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARNARESH SINGH GILL
Present:- None for the petitioner.
HARNARESH SINGH GILL, J. (ORAL)
By way of present petition, the petitioner seeks directions to
respondents No.2 and 3 to register an FIR by acting on the complaints
bearing No.1431/PO dated 25.05.2020 and No.2817-PD dated 13.07.2020
given by the petitioner, against private respondents No.5 and 6.
It is the case of the petitioner that though the aforesaid
applications/representations have already been submitted by the petitioner
to respondent No.3-Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur, yet the
same have yielded no result. It is further submitted that the conduct of the
proceedings at the end of the police authorities clearly shows them being
hand in gloves with the culprits.
The petitioner is aggrieved against the inaction on the part of
the police authorities. In view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme
Court in M. Subramaniam and another Vs. S. Janaki and another, 2020(2)
RCR (Criminal) 788, in case of non registration of an FIR, the remedy of
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the aggrieved person is not to approach this Court, but s/he is at liberty to
approach the Magistrate concerned under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C.
Disposed of in the aforementioned terms.
09.09.2022 (HARNARESH SINGH GILL)
parveen kumar JUDGE
Whether reasoned/speaking? Yes/No
Whether reportable? Yes/No
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