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2025 Supreme(P&H) 1840

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
KIRTI SINGH
............ – Appellant
Versus
............ – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Surinder Gandhi, Advocate
For the Respondent:Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Mr. R.S. Randhawa, Senior Advocate with Mr. R.S Dhaliwal, Advocate and Mr. Amandeep Singh, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

KIRTI SINGH, J.

1. The instant petition under Section 482(2) and 528 of BNSS has been filed seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted by the learned Sessions Court to respondent No.1 in case FIR No.50 dated 27.03.2025 under Sections 85, 316(2) and 318(4) of BNS, registered at Police Station Khanna City II, Police District Khanna, District Ludhiana vide impugned order dated 21.08.2025.

2. The brief factual matrix relevant for the adjudication of the present petition is that the above stated FIR was registered on the basis of the statement of the petitioner, levelling allegations of cruelty and dowry harassment against the respondent No. 1 therein. Respondent No.1, who had solemnized marriage with the petitioner on 12.12.2016, initially approached this Court by way of a petition seeking quashing of the aforesaid FIR, wherein vide order dated 22.07.2025, this Court referred the parties to mediation without examining the case on merits.

3. The said order was challenged before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The Apex Court, while disposing of the Special leave to appeal, directed vide order dated 06.08.2025 that till the conclusion of mediation/pendency of the said proceedings

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