IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 29.01.2025 Parvinder Singh ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ..... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. K.K. Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Punjab.

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KIRTI SINGH, J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing of the order dated 01.10.2024 (Annexure P10) passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Fast Track Special Court, SAS Nagar in the case titled as ‘State Vs. Nimmo Kaur and others’ bearing CIS No.SC/122/2020 in pursuance to FIR No.78 dated 22.08.2020, registered at Police Station City Kurali, under Sections 376, 506 & 120-B read with Section 6 of POCSO Act, 2012 and Section 67-B of IT Act.

2. The facts in brief are that the abovesaid FIR was registered against accused Nimmo Kaur and one unknown person on the basis of statement suffered by the complainant alleging that her minor daughter, aged 14 years, informed her on 22.08.2020 that on 18.06.2020 her aunt (chachi) Nimmo Kaur had called her friend to their house at around 12.30 A.M the night. She gave a drink laced with some intoxicant t