Honble KHAN, J. – This petition u/s. 482 Cr.P.C. seeks cancellation of the FIR No. 43 of 1995 registered at Police Station Jalupura, Jaipur on 3.2.1995 for offences u/ss. 406, 420 IPC against (1) Fazlur Rahman (2) Munna, the petitioner and (3) Nazir Khan A.S.I. The facts and circumstances, leading to the registration of the said FIR may briefly be stated as under :– (2) On 3.2.1995 one Smt. Shamim Khan, the informant, presented a written complaint at P.S. Jalupura alleging therein that she had been residing as a tenant at a rent of Rs. 500/- p.m. in Plot No. 6 admeasuring 126.7759 yards situate at Jalupura Mohalla for the last 10-12 years, that Fazlur Rehman, the owner-landlord verbally agreed to sell the said plot to her and promised to execute a registered sale-deed in her favour and also received some amount by way of advance money 2 years before his going to Haj pilgrimage some times back and though he continued to assure her of the transfer of the Plot and used to receive the rent also during, the meanwhile, yet, at the same time he and his relative continued to harass her and tried to assault her and throw her belongings out of the house in question in respect of which crime No. 181/94 u/ss. 147, 452, 504 IPC was registered against them at P.S. Jalupura on 28.6.1994. It was further alleged that Fazlur Rehman and his men again repeated the same types of acts and crime No. 266/94 u/s. 397 IPC was registered against them at the same Police Station. Regarding the occurrence alleged to have taken place in respect of Crime No. 43/95 u/ss. 406, 420 IPC, which is presently under our consideration, the informant alleged that on 19.11.1994 the three persons named in the FIR, including the present petitioner, through their mediator,BandooKhan by name, dishonestly and fraudulently obtained Rs. 10,000/- from her to wards alleged outstanding dues on account of rent due upto October, 1994, though they had regularly received such rent from January 1991 onward. The allegation made against Nazir Khan A.S.I. were that he had been all along helping the other two persons, Fazlur Rehaman and Manna Khan. (3). Mr. Mohd. 10,000/- from her to wards alleged outstanding dues on account of rent due upto October, 1994, though they had regularly received such rent from January 1991 onward. The allegation made against Nazir Khan A.S.I. were that he had been all along helping the other two persons, Fazlur Rehaman and Manna Khan. (3). Mr. Mohd. Amin, the learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently urged that the contents of the FIR No. 43/95 disclose no offence at all and therefore, it was required to be cancelled as the same amounted to gross abuse of the process of law. In this behalf the learned counsel relied upon the cases report in 1992 (1) Crimes at Page 426 and Page No. 622 (1), 1996 (2) crimes 465 and 1996(3) crimes 66 (3). The learned counsel further submitted that the earlier cases (FIR No. 181/94 & 266/94) terminated in submission of Final Reports and that all the transactions relating to any amount paid by the informant to Fazlur Rehman and/or the petitioner through Bundoo Khan, had taken place under the direct instructions and supervisions of the top officials of the Police Deptt. and that Nazir Khan A.S.I. had been dragged into this litigation out of malice simply because he happened to be a dis- tant relation of the petitioner and posted at Jaipur and waiting for his promotion. In the end Mr. Amin submitted that as is evident from the facts stated in the FIR itself the dispute between the parties was purely of Civil nature and for the determination of their rights and liabilities the parties have already approached the civil Court through Civil Suit No. 46 of 1995 filed in the Court of Distt. Judge, Jaipur City, Jaipur. (4). The learned Public Prosecutor for State Resp. No. 1 and Mr. Poonam Bhandari Advocate for Respondent No. 2 however, supported the pending investigation. (5). With a view to acquaint myself with the true state of affairs I had called for the case diaries pertaining to crime No. 181/94, 266/94 and 43/95 and perused them. The copies of the relevant documents have also been placed on the record of the case by the petitioner. I have studied them as well and thoughtfully considered the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties before me. The copies of the relevant documents have also been placed on the record of the case by the petitioner. I have studied them as well and thoughtfully considered the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties before me. At the very out set I would like to observe that it is by now well settled that the powers of this Court u/s. 482 Cr.P.C. are though quite wide in the sense that they may reach the abuse of the process of law and failure of justice, in whichever form and wherever they are found, but, at the same time, those powers are to be sparingly exercised in rarest of rare cases with great care and caution. It is particularly so in the cases seeking cancellation of investigations of prosecutions for cog- nizable offences in their very inception. The rule of prudence which has, in fact, been recognised as a rule of practice and procedure, is that if the FIR/complaint discloses the commission of an offence the investigation or enquiry, as the case may be, into such cases should not be interfered with and cancelled in exercise of the powers u/s. 482 Cr.P.C. For, investigation into cognizable offences, is the right of the Investigating Agency and such a right of the police should not be curtailed by the Court. But if the contents of the FIR/complaint do not disclose the commission of any offence, the machinery of law and process of the Court should not be allowed to be abused to satisfy the vengeance of a person against the other. Neither the Investigation Agency nor the criminal Courts are the forums for wrecking vengeance of one against the others. They are meant to prosecute and punish offenders and not to harass innocent and law abiding citizens. Thus even the element of malice on the part of the informant/complainant against the person pro- ceeded against, is not of much relevance. If the facts and circumstances, taken in their totality, speak of commission of no offence, the machinery of law and the process of Court cannot be allowed to be misused and abused. Law is meant not only to punish the guilty but also to protect the innocent from being harassed and humiliated by an unscrupulous person. If the facts and circumstances, taken in their totality, speak of commission of no offence, the machinery of law and the process of Court cannot be allowed to be misused and abused. Law is meant not only to punish the guilty but also to protect the innocent from being harassed and humiliated by an unscrupulous person. Law is the protector of the oppressed and not a convenient tool of oppression in the hand of the oppressor See State of Haryana vs. Bhajan Lal (4), Rupan Deol Bajaj vs. K.P.S. Gill (5), Behari Lal Jaiswal vs. CCIT (6), State of Maharashtra vs. Iswar Peeraji (7), State of H.P. vs. Pirthi Chand (8) and State of Orrisa vs. Banshidhar Singh (9). (6). In the instant case it is the undisputed position that the informant was a tenant in Plot No. 6 and there was dispute between the informant and her landlord over payment of rent. According to the informant she was a tenant of the whole plot on rent @ Rs. 500/- p.m. According to the petitioner the Plot was owned by the daughter of Fazlur Rehman and sister of the petitioner and who resided at Sikkar and the petitioner and other members of his family used to reside in half portion of the Plot and in the remaining half the informant was residing as tenant at a monthly rent of Rs. 1,500/- but was not paying the same and which was reduced to Rs. 500/- p.m. by the police authorities. The version given by the petitioner appears to be getting sufficient support from the documents filed by him. Letter No. 190 dated 3.2.1994 written by the Dy. S.P., Circle Sadar to the SHO P.S. Jalupura with reference to Addl. I.G.Ps letter Nos. 234- 235 dated 12.1.1994 clearly shows that the I.G.P. (Vigilence) had directed that the receipt of payment of Rs. 10,000/- alongwith the report on raising the wall between the portions of the Plot occupied by the tenant informant and the landlord and of the closure of the window which opened towards the upper portion of the plot in occupation of the tenant informant be sent to him. The Dy. S.P. instructed the SHO to get the needful done within three days. The SHO had directed his S.I. Narain Singh to act accordingly (Annex. (5). The receipt dated 28.9.1994 evidences that the tenant informant had paid Rs. The Dy. S.P. instructed the SHO to get the needful done within three days. The SHO had directed his S.I. Narain Singh to act accordingly (Annex. (5). The receipt dated 28.9.1994 evidences that the tenant informant had paid Rs. 10,000/- towards rent payment of her liability, to the mediator Sri Bundoo Khan, (Annexure 4). Annexure 3 is a letter written by the SHO to Fazlur Rehaman directing him to appear before the Superintendent of Police on 19.11.1994 at 10 a.m. Annexure 6 to 9 are the notices issued by the SHO to Fazlur Rehman and his families to maintain peace and appear before him on 28.7.1995. The above documents clearly speak that looking, perhaps, to the fact that the informant in the case happened to be a lady the high ups in police administration had not only patiently looked into her co- mplaints (FIR Nos. 181/94 and 266/94) but had also got the matter settled by getting part payment of Rs. 10,000/- made by her to the landlord and getting the same utilized also in raising the divider wall and the window closed. What more did she expect of the police personnel? The police officers had acted and behaved as good law enforcement officers in this case. They were repeatedly troubled by the peti- petitioner in a matter of civil nature and even then they tried to help her. The informant cannot be further allowed to repeatedly abuse the police force in a matter in which the high ups had risen to her help, when demand. The amount of Rs. 10,000/-, which is alleged either to have been entrusted to Bundoo Khan (who is not made an accused in the case) or, at the same time, to have been obtained fraudulently and dishonestly from her, was in fact paid by her as per reconciliation brought about by the police officers. (7). It is noteworthy that though the said amount was stated to have been paid and received on 19.11.1994 yet the FIR No. 34/95 in respect thereto was lodged as late as on 3.2.1995. Since the amount of Rs. (7). It is noteworthy that though the said amount was stated to have been paid and received on 19.11.1994 yet the FIR No. 34/95 in respect thereto was lodged as late as on 3.2.1995. Since the amount of Rs. 10,000/- was neither entrusted to the petitioner or his father Fazlur Rehaman or Nazir Khan ASI nor did they obtain the same from the informant by making any false, dishonest or fraudulent representation, instead the same was paid consequent to and under direct and active efforts and supervision of the police officials, no offence u/s. 406 or Sec. 420 IPC was committed by any of the persons named in the FIR. (8). Nazir Khan ASI is not found to be in any way involved in this case. He appears to have been maliciously implicated in this case. It has not even been averred in the FIR that the disputed amount was paid to him or in his presence. The allegations made against him are quite vague baseless and malicious and there is no incriminating circumstances against him. He seems to have been involved in this case for his simply being a relative of Fazlur Rehaman and the petitioner, as alleged in the petition. In the FIR the informant herself did not mention as to how he was concerned with either the entrustment of Rs. 10,000/- by her to Bundoo Khan or in making any false representation to her. (9). To sum up the contents of the FIR No. 34/95 disclose commission of no offence u/ss. 420, 406 IPC or for that matter, any other offence by any of the person named in the FIR. It has been lodged with the ulterior motive of unnecessarily harassing the petitioner and other persons named in the FIR. Registration of a case for offence u/ss. 406, 420 IPC on the basis of such FIR and initiation and pendency of investigation into those offences by the Police simply amount to the abuse of the police organisation for ulterior motive and hence abuse of the process of law. Such abuse of the process of law cannot be permitted. (10). In view of the above discussion, FIR No. 43/95 u/ss. Such abuse of the process of law cannot be permitted. (10). In view of the above discussion, FIR No. 43/95 u/ss. 406/420 IPC registered at Police Station Jalupura, Jaipur, against Munna petitioner Fazlur Rehman and Na- zir Khan A.S.I. is hereby quashed and the investigation initiated and being made by the police officers on the basis of the said FIR are hereby directed to be dropped and the case closed.