Arun Nanda vs State of Punjab - 2023 Supreme(P&H) 3457

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 3457

KULDEEP TIWARI
Arun Nanda – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. S.S. Swaich, Advocate; For the Petitioners
Mr. P.S. Grewal, D.A.G., Punjab.
Mr. B.S. Baath, Advocate for the respondent No.2.

JUDGMENT

Mr. Kuldeep Tiwari, J.

Through the instant petition, as cast under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., the petitioners crave for the hereinafter extracted reliefs:-

(a) Quashing of the impugned order dated 20.11.2014 (Annexure P-3), whereby, the learned Sessions Judge concerned dismissed the revision petition, as preferred by the petitioners against the summoning order dated 16.04.2014;

(b) Quashing of the summoning order dated 16.04.2014 (Annexure P-2), whereby, the learned Magistrate concerned has summoned the petitioners, under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471, 120-B of the IPC;

(c) Quashing of the Criminal Complaint No.879/13/15.6.2011 (23T/15.6.11/13) (Annexure P-1), titled as "Gurdeep Singh v. Arun Nanda and others", along with all subsequent proceedings.

Factual Matrix

2. The genesis of the present petition can be traced to a complaint (Annexure P-1), as made by complainant/respondent No.2, wherein, besides levelling allegations against the petitioners, allegations have also been levelled against one Rakesh Kumar son of Wazir Chand. Therefore, the contents of the complaint (Annexure P-1), are extracted hereinafter:-

"2- That the accused No.1 is working as Travel agent, accused No.2 is