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ARUN MONGA
Jagmohan Saggar – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. quashing of fir related to forgery (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments challenging the validity of fir (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court's considerations on procedural issues (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. issue of verifying signatures in context to fir (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. civil nature of the dispute favored over criminal culpability (Para 9 , 10) |
| 6. order for quashing of fir issued (Para 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT
Mr. Arun Monga, J. (Oral)
Petition herein is under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr. P.C.') seeking quashing of FIR No.316 dated 28.12.2011 (Annexure P-1), under Sections 420 , 465, 467, 468 471 and 120B of the INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 (for short 'IPC'), registered at Police Station, Division No.5, Civil Lines, Ludhiana City, along with all subsequent proceedings in pursuance thereof, including challan dated 19.08.2012 (Annexure P-3).
2. Per prosecution version, a complaint dated 13.12.2022 was received from the Additional Deputy Commissioner Development, Ludhiana, to register an FIR against the petitioner regarding special increments taken by him on 01.04.1988. It was submitted that the then A.D.C. (D), Sh. A.R. Darshi, PCS, submitted a complaint on 09.01.2002 to the Joint Deve
The court ruled that administrative errors regarding salary increments do not warrant criminal liability and emphasized the civil nature of the dispute, leading to the quashing of the FIR.
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The prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case of forgery or misappropriation against the petitioner, leading to the quashing of all proceedings.
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