(127) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 26.08.2025 GURMEET SINGH ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Arpandeep Narula, Advocate for the petitioner.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.

The prayer in the present petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 is for quashing of the FIR No.0016 dated 18.01.2017 initially registered under Sections 120-B, 406, 420, 506 (subsequently added Sections 201 & 109 IPC) at Police Station Ellenabad, District Sirsa (Annexure P-1), the final Report No.1B dated 06.03.2025 (Annexure P-8) qua the petitioner and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner who was the initial complainant got registered an FIR No.0016 dated 18.01.2017 under Sections 120-B, 406, 420, 506 (subsequently added Sections 201 & 109 IPC) at Police Station Ellenabad, District Sirsa against six accused persons alleging that the accused in connivance with each other had fraudulently induced the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs.42,00,000/- approximately under the false pretext of securing his son Amritpal Singh a job as an Assistant S