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SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J.

This petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, hereinafter being referred to as ‘CrPC’ only, has been filed by the petitioners for quashing of FIR No.84 dated 07.11.2022, Police Station Sadar Budhlada, District Mansa. Vide abovementioned FIR, the petitioners are facing a prosecution for the commission of offence punishable under Sections 325, 341, 323, 148, 149 of Indian Penal Code.

The abovementioned FIR came into being at the instance of ‘Satnam Singh’, hereinafter being referred to as ‘complainant/respondent No.2’ only. It was stated by the complainant/respondent No.2 that on 06.11.2022, at about 06:00-07:00 pm, he was going home from his field on his tractor. According to complainant/respondent No.2, on the way near Grain Market, ‘Gurpiar Singh’ and ‘Arshdeep Singh’ met him, they intercepted his tractor and exhorted to teach a lesson for seeking passage through their land. As per complainant/respondent No.2, ‘Arshdeep Singh’ picked-up a brick-bat and hit the same on the chest of complainant/respondent No.2, whereas ‘Gurpiar Singh’ caught hold of the collar of the complainant/respondent No.2, pulled him down from the tractor and then