IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

266 Date of decision: 19.05.2026 Shailendra Singh Sekhawat and others ...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS State of Punjab and another ...Respondent(s)

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Piyush Setia, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Ms. Alisha Soni, AAG Punjab.

Mr. Shubham Goyal, Advocate for respondent No.2 (through V.C.).

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of FIR No.204 dated 24.09.2019 under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered at Police Station City-1, Abohar, District Fazilka along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 15.11.2025 (Annexure P-2).

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the present case are that the FIR was registered on the complaint lodged by Ravi Godara son of Mani Ram. In the complaint, it was alleged that the complainant was the owner and partner in Bus No. RJ13PA5694 (Model 2015) and Bus No. RJ13PA5695 (Model 2015). It was alleged that accused Nos. 4 and 5 facilitated execution of an agreement dated 18.10.2018 between the complainant and accused No. 1 for sale of the aforesaid buses for