IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-49656-2024 (O&M)

Reserved on : 10.02.2026 Pronounced on : 12.02.2026 Virender @Birender Singh ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana ..... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Argued by : Mr. Akash Vashisth, Advocate and Mr. Akinchan Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Shaveta Sanghi, DAG Haryana.

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SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J.

1. This petition, under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed for quashing of FIR No.143 dated 23.04.2022, under Section 72-C(b) of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (Haryana Amendment Bill, 2020), Police Station Sadar Mahendergarh, District Mahendergarh.

2. In nut-shell, the facts emerging from the record are that the FIR of the case was lodged in abovementioned Police Station on a report of Sub- Inspector Rajender Kumar. It was reported by the abovenamed police officer that on that day when he along with SPO Pawan No.104 and Constable Anil Kumar No.767 was on patrolling duty in official vehicle, he spotted two persons, who were consuming liquor with the help of half bottle at a public place. According to abovenamed police officer, the abovesaid person