IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-25385-2022 (O&M) Date of decision : 17.04.2026 Balkar Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Harish Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Roshandeep Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. J. S. Bhandohal, Advocate for respondent No. 2.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘Code’) [which corresponds to Section 528 of BNSS, 2023] for quashing of Complaint No. 21 dated 05.06.2018, titled as Lachhman Singh vs. Mohan Singh and others, filed under Sections 420, 463, 464, 465, 467, 468, 470, 471 and 120-B of IPC and order dated 09.02.2022, passed by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Fatehgarh Sahib, whereby the petitioner along with the co-accused was summoned to face trial for commission of aforementioned offences. The petitioner has also sought quashing of order dated 18.01.2022 passed by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, whereby the aforesaid complaint, which was initially dismissed by the learned trial C