JUDGMENT

Anoop Chitkara J. -

The petitioners, who have been arraigned as accused in the above captioned FIR, have come up before this Court under Section 482 CrPC to quash the FIR and all consequential proceedings based on the compromise with the victims.

2. The gist of the allegations against the petitioner(s) is that the complainant (respondent No.2 herein) gave a written complaint to SSP, Mohali in the following terms:-

He alleged that on 28.10.2020, he read an advertisement about marital prospect in one newspaper, wherein a mobile number was mentioned and when he called on that number, the person claimed that his nieces reside in Canada and for their marriage he has given prospect in India. After further communication, the person who had advertised, claimed that the girls have liked his sons for marriage proposals. Later on he received a call that his son has been kidnapped and ransom has been demanded and under that pretext they took Rs.1,50,000/- fr