Ranjodh Singh vs State of Punjab - 2025 Supreme(P&H) 1179

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2025 Supreme(P&H) 1179

PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Ranjodh Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Amandeep Singh Jawandha, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Rishabh Singla, AAG Punjab. Mr. Dhiraj Jindal, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Harpreet Singh Brar, J. (Oral)

1. This order of mine shall decide all the abovementioned cases as they arise out of the similar factual matrix and pray for the same relief.

However, for the sake of brevity, the facts have been taken from CRM-M-58916 -2023 (O&M) for adjudication of the cases mentioned above.

2. The petitioners have approached this Court by way of filing the present petition under Section 482 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter Cr.P.C., for brevity) for quashing of the impugned FIR bearing no.36 dated 03.08.2023 under Section 420, 120-B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter IPC) registered at Police Station Dharamgarh, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1), and the Final Report under section 173 Cr.P.C. (Annexure P5) as well as all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom.

3. Succinctly, the facts of the case are that the marriage was solemnized between Kamalpreet Singh, son of the respondent no. 2 and Amanpreet Kaur on 29.12.2019 and subsequently, the couple stayed at their matrimonial house situated in village Satoj, Tehsil Sunam, District Sangrur. Thereafter, Amanpreet Kaur went to Canada upon receiving her student visa on 23.08.2020. Subsequently, Ama