IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANAAT CHANDIGARH

274 CRM-M-50029-2023(O&M)

DECIDED ON: 30.10.2025 HARBHINDER SINGH @BHINDER .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PRATAP SINGH Present: Mr. Satbir Singh Gill, Advocate for the petitioner.

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

SURYA PRATAP SINGH, J (ORAL)

1. Challenge in this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, hereinafter referred to as “CrPC” only, is to the order dated 01.03.2023, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class Mukerian, hereinafter being referred to as ‘trial Court’.

2. The petitioner has sought quashing of abovementioned order, whereby the cancellation report, preferred by the Investigating Agency with regard to FIR No.24 dated 15.04.2022, under Sections 379-B and 34 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Talwara, District Hoshiarpur, has been rejected, and by virtue of order dated 01.03.2023, the learned trial Court has issued the bailable warrants against the accused.

3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner on the ground that the impugned order is an outcome of total non-application of mind, and that it