PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT

                                                   Jangir Singh

                                                         Vs

                                                 State Of Punjab

                                                (Viney Mittal, J. )

                                                   23.09.2002

                                                 JUDGEMENT

Viney Mittal, J.

( 1. ) THE present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioners Jangir
Singh and Amarjeet Singh for quashing of the FIR No. 61 dated April 7, 1997 filed under
Sections 420/467 and 468 IPC registered at Police Station Barnala. A copy of the aforesaid FIR
has been appended as Annexure P-1 with the petition.

( 2. ) SUKHDEV Singh, who ultimately got himself impleaded as respondent No. 2 in the
present petition had submitted an application to the Director General of Police, Chandigarh
lodging a complaint against Jangir Singh and Amarjeet Singh (Present petitioners). In the
aforesaid application, it was submitted that Sukhdev Singh was owner of a house constructed on
the land measuring 1 Kanala 13 marlas. Sukhdev Singh stated that he had constructed the
building on that land by spending a huge amount. It was alleged that Jangir Singh and Amarjeet
Singh had illegally got into the possession and in order to mis- appropriate that property, had
forged the signatures of the father of Sukhdev Singh namely Naginder Singh. It was maintained
by Sukhdev Singh that signatures of Naginder Singh were forged. On the basis of these
allegations of cheating and forgery, FIR No. 61 as aforesaid was registered. The parties are near
relations, Jangir Singh petitioner No. 1 is son of Khehar Singh, whereas petitioner No. 2
Amarjeet Singh is son of Jangir Singh. Similarly, Sukhdev Singh and Ajmer Singh - respondents
No. 2 and 3 are sons of Naginder Singh, who is son of Khehar Singh. ;