IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-7460-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 05.03.2025 Sunder Dass ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Amit Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for quashing of Criminal Complaint bearing No. 45/82021, titled as Kala Singh vs. Harwinder Singh and others, filed by respondent No. 2 under Sections 323, 326, 295-A, 447, 148 and 149 of IPC, pending before the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Patti, as well as for quashing of order dated 24.01.2024, passed by the said Court, whereby the petitioner has been summoned to face trial for commission of offences punishable under Sections 323, 326, 506, 148 and 149 of IPC.

2. Brief facts of the case relevant for the purpose of disposal of this petition are that the aforementioned complaint had been filed by respondent No. 2/complainant on the allegations that on 10.07.2020, the present petitioner along with co-accused Harwinder Sing