IN THE COURT OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, LUDHIANA
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 175(3) OF THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 FOR A DIRECTION TO REGISTER A FIRST INFORMATION REPORT AND INVESTIGATE
Manjit Kaur, wife of Balbir Singh, aged 58, of House No. 221, Street No. 4, Gurdev Nagar, Ludhiana 141001 ... APPLICANT
VERSUS
The Officer in Charge, Police Station Division No. 5, Ludhiana, and Ravinder Singh son of Gurnam Singh, proprietor of Sunrise Motors, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana ... RESPONDENTS
MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:
- 1. The offence. The Applicant complains of cheating, in that Ravinder Singh took Rs 2,50,000 from me for a car he never delivered, and threatened my son when I asked for the money back. On or about 1 April 2026, Ravinder Singh took the money as a booking amount, promised delivery within 30 days and gave a receipt; no car was delivered and he stopped answering my calls.
- 2. Information to the police station. On 2 April 2026 the Applicant gave information to the officer in charge of Police Station Division No. 5, Ludhiana, in writing, by handing a written complaint to the duty officer. The duty officer refused to record the information and said it was a civil matter. The information was not recorded as a first information report.
- 3. Complaint to the Superintendent of Police. On 3 April 2026 the Applicant sent the substance of that information in writing by registered post, the postal receipt being enclosed to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana, as section 173(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 allows. No reply has been received and the police station has still not recorded the information.
- 4. Why an investigation is needed. The facts stated disclose a cognizable offence. A police investigation is needed because the accused controls the records and the showroom, and only the police can trace the money and secure the records.
- 5. Earlier applications and other proceedings. No earlier application has been made to any court on these facts.
- 6. Affidavit and enclosures. This application is supported by the Applicant's affidavit, which follows it. Copies of the information given to the police station and of the complaint to the Superintendent of Police are enclosed. Also enclosed: the booking receipt and the bank statement.
PRAYER
It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to:
(a) direct the Officer in Charge, Police Station Division No. 5, Ludhiana, under section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to register a first information report on the facts stated above and to investigate them;
(b) direct that the Applicant be given a copy of the first information report free of cost; and