IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

208 CRM-M No.1799 of 2019 (O&M)

Date of decision: 17.03.2025 Sumitra Devi and others ....Petitioners Versus Dr. Sandeep Berwal and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Jagjeet Beniwal, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Rishabh Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.1.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar, DAG, Punjab.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter ‘Cr.P.C.’) is for quashing of complaint bearing No.78 of 2015, instituted on 20.04.2015 titled ‘Dr. Sandeep Berwal vs. Dr. Sumitra Devi and others’ (Annexure P-10) registered under Sections 500 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter IPC) pending before learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gohana as well as the summoning order dated 25.09.2018 (Annexure P-

11).

2. Tersely, the facts of the case are that applications were invited by Bhagat Phool Singh Institute of Teacher Training and Research, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat for aspirants seeking admission in Ph.D (Education). The entrance exam for the academic year 2010-2011 was scheduled to be conducted