IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Kuldeep Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents Reserved on: April 30, 2026 Date of Decision/Pronouncement: May 06, 2026 Date of Uploading: May 06, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. S.P. Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner.

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SUMEET GOEL, J.

The petition in hand has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as BNSS) (erstwhile Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973), with the following substantive prayer:

“It is, therefore, respectfully prayed that the present petition may kindly be allowed and the FIR No.01 dated 10.01.2026 under Section 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340, 61(2) of BNS 2023 (under Section 420, 463, 465, 467, 471, and 120-B of IPC), Annexure P-7, registered at Police Station NRI District Mohali Punjab being the misuse of process of law got recorded by an incompetent person having no dispute with the petitioner in any manner nor is single penny has been taken from the complainant respondent No. 4 rather the father of the complainant alleged NRI executed agreement to sell for the sale of land me