Prabhjot Singh vs State Of Punjab - 2022 Supreme(P&H) 676

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2022 Supreme(P&H) 676

JASJIT SINGH BEDI
Prabhjot Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates:
Mr. Mayank Mathur, Advocate for the petitioner., for the Appellant; Mr. Kirat Singh Sidhu, D.A.G, Punjab., Mr. K.S. Baniana, Advocate for respondent No.2., for the Respondent

JUDGMENT

Jasjit Singh Bedi, J. (Oral) - The prayer in the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for quashing of the orders dated 11.04.2018 (Annexure P-1) passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Rajpura, whereby an application under Section 319 Cr.P.C. to summon the petitioner as an additional accused in FIR No.267 dated 11.10.2021 has been allowed and the order in revision of the learned Additional Sessions, Patiala dated 28.08.2018 (Annexure P-2) whereby the said order (Annexure P-1) has been affirmed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that one Bansi Lal complainant/respondent No.2 father of Paras Gera filed a complaint before the police authorities including IG Zone-1, Patiala. Briefly stated the sum and substance of the complaint by Bansi Lal was that he wanted to send his son Paras Gera to England and he therefore wanted to open a bank account. For that reason he met Maneet Singh Bindra resident of Panchkula. Thereafter Maneet Singh Bindra sent one person with Bansi Lal and Paras Gera to Rajpura from Panchkula. Thereafter an account was duly opened in Axis Bank Rajpura. Maneet Singh Bindra had thereafter took the complete cheque book of the account at Rajp