JUDGMENT :

DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

By way of this petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., petitioner prays to quash FIR No.1 dated 14.02.2022 registered at Police Station NRI, District Hoshiarpur under Sections 420, 120-B of the IPC (Annexure P-1) besides order dated 10.07.2023 (Annexure P-3) passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hoshiarpur, whereby charges have been framed against the petitioner in the aforesaid FIR.

2. Perusal of the paper-book would reveal that a complaint dated 17.09.2021 was made by respondent No.2- complainant against Vinod Kumar Chhibar son of Sunil Dutt and his companions, in which it was alleged that in 2018, he had applied for his family tourist VISA for Canada but due to certain reasons, the same was rejected. He then talked to Vinod Kumar Chhibar, practicing as RMP Doctor at Khatkar Kalan, District S.B.S. Nagar, for going to Canada. He assured the complainant to do the needful and introduced him to his cousin Vijay Kumar (petitioner) and his father. In June 2018, he applied online for family tourist VISA and Vijay Kumar took Rs.1,20,000/- from him. Complainant also deposited Rs.30,000/- in IDBI bank account of Ginni Sharma wife of Vinod Kumar Chhibar