IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

279 Date of decision: 11.02.2026 Ravi Dagar @ Ravi ...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS State of Haryana and another ...Respondent(s)

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Marinal Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Onkar Singh Wahla, Sr. DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Sheesh Pal Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2 ****

VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

Prayer in the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for quashing of FIR No.0047 dated 25.01.2019 under Sections 120B/468/416/499/500 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 66 of Information & Technology Act, 2000 registered at Police Station Rohtak City, District Rohtak along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 02.07.2024 (Annexure P-3).

2. The FIR in the present case has been registered in view of the letter received from the court of Sh. Ashish Kumar CJM Rohtak in case bearing number COMI/03/2019 under section 156(3) of Cr.P.C., relevant part of which reads as under:-

“……That the Complainant is peace loving and law abiding citizen of India And he is residing at above noted address at Haryana. That once a day on 16/02/2018 the complainant came to know that his family PHOTOGRAPH from face book ID has been misused after to make a fake ID IN the name of complainant Devhoodasahab for which the complainant has made complaint with Inspector General of police, Rohtak Range, Rohtak, Haryana through Gmail. Lt is pertinent to mention here that the said complaint marked by said IGP too concerned police department at Rohtak, Haryana for FURTHER necessary legal action and enquiry/investigation. Copy of said complaint dated 16/02/2018 attached herewith as annexure A-1 Collectively. That on 05/03/2018 a Head constable namely Pawan, Police Post Suknpura Chowk has called to the complainant for his statement in the said in the, Police Post Suknpura Chowk and given his statement. Copy of said complaint dated 05/03/2018 attached herewith as annexure A2. That the ratter on 06/03/2018. The concerned authority has Make a report to handover this matter to Cyber Cell, Rohtak, for further necessary investigation in this regard as per request made by the complainant. Copy of said report dated 06/03/2018 attached herewith as annexure A-3.that on 22/03/2018. The in- charge of Cyber Crime Cell of District police Rohtak has sent a notice under section 91 Cr.PC. vide letter reference no.632 CC to the in charge face book, security department/custodian of records, 1601 S. California. USA. Copy of said notice under section 91 Cr.P.C. vide letter reference no.632-CC to the in charge face book, security department /custodian of records, 1601 S, California, USA. Dated 22/03/2018 attached herewith as annexure A-4, which is self-explanatory. that thereafter on 27/04/2018, the concerned in-charge of Cyber Crime Cell of cyber crime cell of Rohtak has received IP detail from face book and came to know that the said fake face book account has been registered with face book ID mobile no. 7292033444 which circle is Delhi, Service provider is Vodafone mobile phone registered in the name of Ravi, S/O. Ramphal, address is 572.joganpattii VPO Malikpur, New Delhi. Activation Date is 12/06/2017 Connection is prepaid with ID No. 797344458204 and another mobile no.9911870764 which circle is Delhi, Service provider is Idea, mobile phone registered in the name of Pooia Gupta, D/O. Rakesr Kumar Gupta_Address RZH, 258A. Gall no.8. Rai Nagar. Palam Colony, New Delhi, which connection is prepaid. Copy of said report dated 27/04/2018 with ID detail and face book business record related with said ID concerned, attached herewith as annexure A-5 Collectively which is Self-explanatory. That after To received the said above noted report concerned police has not taken any legal action against any one till date, intentionally and deliberately while crime under Section a 66D Information. Technology Act 200