JUDGMENT :

Mr. Sandeep Moudgil, J.

This criminal revision petition has been preferred by the petitioners with a prayer for setting aside the order dated 29.11.2022 vide which the cancellation report filed by respondent No.2 has been accepted as well as the order dated 22.02.2024 whereby the SDJM, Nakodar has dismissed the complaint/protest petition which was filed by the petitioners against acceptance of the cancellation report.

2. Brief facts of the case are that a video went viral in which the accused Gurdas Maan who, while performing in one of the Programmes/Mela, stated that Laddi Shah is the descendant of Sri Guru Amar Dass. Such an act of accused, being actually and historically false, offended the religious sentiments of Sikh masses and a complaint for commission of offence punishable under Section 295-A IPC was filed by the petitioners. Thereafter, the instant FIR was lodged against the accused. However, cancellation report was filed in the FIR as a result of which the petitioner moved protest petition/complaint before SDJM, who vide impugned order dated 22.02.2024 has dismissed the same prompting the petitioners to approach this Court.

3. It is averred that it was the duty of