IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

Reserved on :11.02.2026 Pronounced on: 12.02.2026 Uploaded on 12.02.2026 Whether only operative part of the judgment is pronounced or the full judgment is pronounced: Operative part/full judgment Gurcharan Singh .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Hakam Singh, Advocate and Mr. Ajayveer Singh, Advocate and Mr. Simarjeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Hardeep Hans, AAG, Punjab MANDEEP PANNU J.

The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer for quashing of FIR No. 0190 dated 26.05.2020 registered under Sections 295-A and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at Police Station City Haibowal, District Ludhiana, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

Briefly stated, the case of the petitioner is that he has been falsely implicated in the aforesaid FIR. It is contended that his name does not find mention in the FIR and that the person named therein is “Gurcharan Masal”, whereas the petitioner is “Gurcharan Singh”, resident of Budhimari, District Sirsa, Haryana. According to the petitioner, ther