314 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on : 27.02.2025 Rawinder Singh @ Saabi Cheema ..... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Sahil Soi, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Karunesh Kaushal, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Gulrej Khan, Advocate for Mr. S.K. Bansal, Advocate, for respondent No.2.

Rajesh Bhardwaj, J.

1. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of the FIR No.331 dated 11.12.2012 registered under Sections, 306, 34 IPC, at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar City and all the consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of the compromise (Annexure P-2).

2. Succinctly, facts of the case are that respondent No.2 is the complainant at whose behest the impugned FIR was lodged against the petitioner and the co-accused. Crux of the allegations against the petitioner as made by respondent No.2-complainant is that he was trapped by the petitioner for sending him to New Zealand on the payment of Rs.9 lacs. The money was arranged by father of the complainant, namely, Prem Lal by mortgaging his house and paid Rs.5,60,000/- to the petitioner. However, neither the money was