IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

266 Date of decision: 15.09.2025 BALWANT SINGH ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ *****

Present: - Mr. Sylvester Stephen, Advocate for the petitioner.

(Through Video Conferencing).

Mr. I.P.S Sabharwal, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Ishwinder Pal Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for quashing of FIR No.86 dated 04.09.2023 registered under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at Police Station Ghanaur, District Patiala and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of settlement deed dated 09.10.2023 (Annexure P-3) effected between the parties.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner contends that the FIR in question had been lodged by respondent No.2-Balwinder Singh, alleging that the petitioner had defrauded him of Rs.6,75,000/-. Consequently, the petitioner applied for anticipatory bail before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala, where the complainant appeared and suffered a s