IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

296-3 CRM-M-37549-2024 Date of decision: 15.01.2025 PARDEEP KUMAR ....PETITIONER V/s STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Vansh Chawla, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Avneet, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Naveen Bawa, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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SUMEET GOEL , J .

The present petition has been filed on 21.07.2024 under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR.

As per the judgment rendered by this Court titled as ‘Abhishek Jain Vs. State of U.T. Chandigarh and another (CRM-M-31808- 2024:2024:PHHC:085784), the present petition is not maintainable under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR. However, keeping in view the entirety of facts and circumstances of the case especially that the present petition pertains to quashing of FIR on basis of compromise, the present petition is directed to be considered as a petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023.

1. By way of present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR No..194 dated 10.09.2023 under Sections 420, 506, 120-B of IPC, registered at Police Station Tibba, District Ludhiana and all consequential proceedings arising t