IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on:-02.2.2026 Date of Decision: 11.2.2026 Gian Chand and another ......Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents

1 The date when the judgment is reserved 02.2.2026

2 The date when the judgment is pronounced 11.02.2026 3 The date when the judgment is uploaded on the website 11.02.2026

4 Whether only operative part of the judgment is Full pronounced or whether the full judgment is pronounced

5 The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full N.A.

judgment, and reasons thereof.

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Argued by: Mr. Ajay Malvia, Advocate, Mr. Vineet Chaudhary, Advocate and Mr. Pratik Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Guramrit Kaur, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Gurinderjit Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 2.

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KIRTI SINGH , J.

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 96/2023 dated 18.11.2023, under Sections 498-A, 323, 354, 120-B IPC registered at Police Station Shahpur Kandi, District Pathankot and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

Factual matrix

2. The facts in brief, are that the marriage between the son of the petitioners, namely S