Soni Kumar vs State of Punjab - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 43

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 43

SUMEET GOEL
Soni Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Mehtab Singh Adv., Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind AAG, Punjab

Table of Content
1. factual background of the case and fir details. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments against the legality of the fir. (Para 3 , 4)
3. court's consideration of the fir's legitimacy. (Para 5 , 6)
4. summary of legal opinions and precedents. (Para 7 , 8)
5. explanation of inherent judicial powers of the high court. (Para 9)
6. decision to quash fir due to settled case. (Para 10)
7. final order of quashing the fir. (Para 11)

JUDGMENT :

Mr. Sumeet Goel, J.

The petition in hand has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS , 2023 with the following substantive prayer:

“It is therefore, respectfully prayed that present petition may kindly be accepted and FIR No.34 dated 12.03.2023, under Section 174-A of IPC (Annexure P-9) registered at Police Station Longowal, District Sangrur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom including the order dated 25.04.2024 (Annexure P-11) whereby the charges under Section 174-A of IPC have been framed against the petitioner in view of the fact that the main complaint titled as “Jiwan Singh Versus Soni Kumar” bearing No. Nact-891-2021, under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act was ordered to be dismissed as withdrawn by the Court of Learned Judicial