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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of FIR No.234 dated 18.11.2021 registered under Sections 420 & 406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at PS Sujanpur, Pathankot along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise deed dated 29.01.2026 (Annexure P-2).

2. Briefly summarized, the present FIR was registered on the complaint of Praveen Kumar son of Uttam Chand. The complainant alleged that accused Surjit Singh son of Diwan Singh approached him and represented that he could secure a government job for the complainant’s unemployed son, namely Sandeep Kumar, in the Military Engineering Services (MES) Department. It is the case of the prosecution that the accused assured the complainant that he had close acquaintance and influence with senior officers of the concerned department and possessed the necessary arrangements and connections to procure such employment. Acting upon the said representations and assurances, the complainant reposed confidence in the accused and on the strength of the aforesaid promise, the accused induced him to part with a total sum of Rs.5,00,000/-. Out of the said amount, Rs.3,00,000/