Paramjeet Singh vs State Of Himachal Pradesh

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1688

B. V. NAGARATHNA, R. MAHADEVAN
Paramjeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Himanshu Sharma, AOR Mr. Sandeep, Adv. Mrs. Aditi Sharma, Adv. Mr. Arun Kumar, Adv. Mr. Varun Sharma, Adv. Ms. Kamlesh Kohli, Adv. Ms. Richa Attrey, Adv. Mr. Arvind Yadav, Adv. Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Adv. Ms. Nanditta Batra, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Garg, Adv. Mr. Ashish Gopal Garg, Adv. Ms. Shweta Garg, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Subhash Chander Juneja, Adv. Mr. Bankey Bihari, AOR Mr. Akash Chaudhary, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

B.V. NAGARATHNA, J.

Leave granted.

2. This appeal arises out of order dated 02.01.2024 passed by the Himachal Pradesh High Court in Cr.MMO No.288/2023 dismissing the application filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter ‘CrPC’ for short) preferred by the accused-appellant, Paramjeet Singh and refusing to quash the proceedings arising out of FIR No.11/2023 dated 14.02.2023 that was filed by Kushal K. Rana, the complainant/respondent No.3- proprietor of M/s Soma Stone Crusher.

3. Writ Petition (Criminal) No.217/2025 has been preferred by accused-petitioner, Sarabjit Singh, being aggrieved by the chargesheet submitted on 27.07.2023 arising out of the very same FIR No.11/2023 before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaisinghpur, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh wherein both Paramjeet Singh and Sarabjit Singh were arraigned as accused and charged under Section 420 read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter, “IPC’ for short). In the said Writ Petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing of FIR No.11/2023 and all the subsequent proceedings emanating from it.

4. Since both the appeal and writ petition arise from the s