JUDGMENT

Jasjit Singh Bedi, J. (Oral). - The present criminal miscellaneous petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing of the criminal complaint bearing No.694 of 2016 dated 22.09.2016 (CNR No.PBLD3143742016) titled as M/s S.C. Jain Construction Pvt. Ltd. Vs. M/s S.K. Rai Engineers and others (Annexure P-1) under Section 420, 120-B IPC and summoning order dated 24.10.2017 (Annexure P-2) passed by the Court of Ms. Indu Bala, JMIC, Ludhiana and all further proceedings arising therefrom.

2. The brief facts of the case are that petitioner No.1 is a firm which was undertaking the work of four laning of the Amritsar-Pathankot Section National Highway No.15 in the State of Punjab. Petitioner No.2- Amrik Singh is one of its partners. The petitioners had entered into a sub- contract agreement with the complainant-company for spreading, levelling and compaction of the earth by mechanical means @ Rs.140 per cubic meter. The expenses for the work (fuel, staff, transportation etc.) were to be borne by the complainant. The sub contract agreement dated 25.09.2013 was duly issued and signed by one Arvind Kumar Anand (non-petitioner- accused No.2 in the complaint).

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