Balkar Singh v. State of Punjab and Anr

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INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABo&oHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o o o o o o o CRM-M-33794-2017o(O&M)o o o o o o o o Dateoofodecision:o23.03.2023o o BALKARoSINGHo oooooooo....Petitionero Versuso STATEoOFoPUNJABoANDoANR.o oo o...Respondentso o o o o o o o o CRM-M-32804-2017o(O&M)o JARNAILoSINGHo oooooooo....Petitionero Versuso o STATEoOFoPUNJABoANDoANR.o oo o...Respondentso oo o CORAM:ooHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoAMANoCHAUDHARYoo o o Presento:ooo Mr.oS.P.oSoi,oAdvocateooforotheopetitionerso oo oooooooo Mr.oKamalpreetoBawa,oAAGoPunjabo o o NoneofororespondentoNo.2-complainanto *****o AMANoCHAUDHARY.oJ.o TheoabovementionedopetitionsohaveobeenofiledounderoSectiono 482oCrPCo foro quashingoofoFIRo No.96odatedo20.05.2006oregisteredo undero Sectionso 379,o 447,o 148,o 149o IPCo ato Policeo Stationo Shahkot,o Districto Jalandhar.o Learnedo counselo wouldo contendo thato theo petitioners-Balkaro Singho ando Jarnailo Singho areo Canadiano ando Britisho citizens,o respectively.o Theyo wereo noto awareo ofo theo FIRo havingo beeno lodgedo againstoooooooooooooooooooo CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo2

themo ono 20.05.2006.o Petitioner-Balkaro Singho hado lefto foro Canadao ono

10.10.2006,owhilstopetitioner-JarnailoSinghowasonotoevenoinoIndiaoonotheodateo ofoFIRoasoheohadoleftotheocountryoinotheoyearo2005.oThatobothoofothemowereo declaredo proclaimedo offenderso video ordero datedo 27.05.2008,o withouto complyingo witho theo provisionso ofo Sectionso 82oo ando 105o CrPC.o Botho theo petitionersoreturnedotooIndiaoinotheoyearo2017oandofiledopetitionsoseekingo quashingoofotheoorderodeclaringothemoproclaimedooffenders.oBasedoonoorderso passedobyothisoCourt,otheyosurrenderedoandowereotoobeoadmittedotoobail.oTheo otheroco-accusedoinvolvedoinotheoFIRofacedotrialoandowereoacquittedobyotheo trialo Courto video judgmento datedo 01.11.2013,o ono theo groundo thato theo prosecutionohadofailedotooestablishotheoveryobasisoofoitsocase,oinoviewoofo which,otheolearnedocounselowouldosubmit,othatotheoevidenceoagainstothemoando theopetitionersobeingotheosame,otheoFIRobeoquashedoquaotheopetitioners.oToo bolsterohisosubmissions,orelianceoisoplacedoonotheojudgmentsopassedoinotheo casesoofoSudooMandalo@oDiwarakoMandalovs.oStateoofoPunjab,o2011(2)o RCRo (Criminal)o 453o ando Jasvindero Singho vs.o Stateo ofo Punjabo ando another,o2013(1)oRCRo(Crl.)o310.oo Learnedo Stateo counselo haso noto beeno ableo too refuteotheo submissionso thato theo prosecutiono failedo too proveo itso caseo againsto theo co-accusedoandothatotheosameosetoofoevidenceoexistsoandothatotheopetitionersohado surrenderedoandograntedobail.oHowever,oopposedotheopetitionsoonotheogroundo thatotheopetitionersohadobeenopreviouslyodeclaredoproclaimedooffenders.oo CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo3

Despiteo serviceo noneo haso appearedo ono behalfo ofo respondento No.2-complainant.o Heardotheolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandoperusedotheocaseo files.o Ito iso worthwhileo too noticeo thato theo petitionerso wereo declaredo proclaimedo offenderso ando ono theo petitionso havingo beeno filedo byo them,o expressingotheirowillingnessotoosurrenderoandojoinotheoproceedings,othisoCourto directedotheopetitionersotoosurrenderowithinoaomonthoandotoobeoadmittedoono bail,o aso ino theo caseo ofo theiro co-accused-Kuldeepo Singh,o byo noticingo theo submissionsoofotheolearnedocounselothatopetitioner-BalkaroSinghowasograntedo Schengenovisaofromo10.10.2006otoo05.01.2007,ouponowhichoheowentoabroad;o heowasoneveroservedowithotheoprocessoofotheoCourtoatoanyopointoofotime;oando similarly,o petitioner-Jarnailo Singh,o ao Britisho Citizeno waso residingo abroado sinceo 2005;o serviceo effectedo upono himo waso ato hiso nativeo village.o Ino complianceotootheoaforesaidoorders,oconcededly,otheopetitionersosurrenderedo beforeotheotrialoCourtoandowereoadmittedotoobail.o ooDuringotheointerregnum,otheotrialothatoproceededoagainstotheo co-accusedoofotheopetitionersoculminatedoinotheiroacquittalowhereinotheotrialo Courtoobservedothat,o"Thusoinoviewoofomyoaforesaidodetailedodiscussion,otheo pictureowhichoemergesooutoisothatocomplainantopartyoandoaccusedopartyowereo co-sharersoinojointopossessionoofotheirolandoandotheocomplainantoGurdeepo Singhoisonotoshownotoobeoinoexclusiveopossessionoofoanyolandonoroitoisoprovedo ono recordo thato heo hado plantedo 40o Popularo treeso ino anyo sucho lando ino hiso CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo4

exclusiveopossession."oFurther,o"TheocomplainantoGurdeepoSinghonowhereo disclosedothatoheohadoearlieroalsoofiledoaocomplaintoagainstoaccusedopersonso quaotheosameoveryolandoandoquaosimilarooccurrenceoinopast.oTheosaidonon-disclosureoofoearlierocaseoalsooraisesoaostrongodoubtoaboutotheobonafidesoofo complainanto Gurdeepo Singh.o Ino theo saido criminalo caseo also,o judgmento ofo whicho iso Ex.D1,o theo accusedo wereo acquittedo byo theo Courto holdingo theo allegationsoofotheocomplainantoGurdeepoSinghonototrustworthyoandoreliable."o Furtherothat,o"Undisputedly,othereowasoaolandodisputeogoingoonobetweenotheo partieso ando thereo waso previouso enmityo betweeno theo partieso ando thuso theo complainantoGurdeepoSinghoandohisowifeoBalwinderoKaurowereoveryomucho inimicaloagainstotheoaccusedopersonsoandowereointerestedowitnessesoinothiso caseotoosecureopunishmentoforotheoaccusedopersonsoandothusoitocannotobeo entirelyoruledooutothatocomplaintoinoquestionoofotheocomplainantoGurdeepo Singhoagainstotheoaccusedopersonsowasofalseoandobaselessoinonature.oItoisoalsoo pertinentotoomentionohereothatothereoisoanounexplainedoandoundueodelayoofo nearlyo twoo monthso ino lodgingo ofo FIRo ino thiso caseo whicho makeso theo prosecutionocaseofurtheroweakoandofulloofosuspicion,otheobenefitoofowhichohaso toogootootheoaccusedoinothisocase."oItowasothusoheldothat,o"Inoviewoofomyo aforesaidodetailedodiscussion,othisocourtoisoofotheoopinionothatoprosecutiono hasofailedoinoestablishingotheoveryobasisoofoitsocaseoandoatotheomostoitohasoonlyo succeededoinoraisingoaofingeroofosuspicionotowardsotheoaccusedopersonsoinotheo courtobutosameoisonotosufficientotoosecureotheiroconvictionoinothisocaseoaso prosecutionoisodutyoboundotooproveoitsocaseobeyondoalloreasonableodoubtsobuto CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo5

itohasofailedotoodoosooinotheopresentocase.oAccordingly,obyoextendingoaobenefito ofodoubt,otheoaccusedopersonsoareoacquittedoinotheopresentocase."ooo TheoappellateoCourtowhileoaffirmingotheojudgmentoofoacquittal,o heldothat,o"Inoorderotoofixocriminaloliabilityoofoanoaccusedothereomustobeo cogentoandodirectoevidenceoonorecordoagainstothem.oInotheoinstantocase,oaftero evaluatingo theo evidenceo availableo ono record,o thiso courto haso reachedo ao conclusionothatoevidenceoadducedobyotheoprosecutionoisoneitherosufficientonoro cogentotooholdothatorespondentsotress-passedointootheolandoorocommittedoanyo theftoofotrees."o AocaseowhereinoJaswantoSingh,oaoco-accusedoofoGurmeetoSingh,o whilsto beingo abroado hado beeno declaredo proclaimedo offender,o hado soughto quashingoofotheoFIR,oonotheogroundothatotheocomplainantohadoalreadyosettledo hiso scoreo witho theo maino accused-Gurmeeto Singho ando theo trialo Courto hado alreadyo acquittedo him.o However,o theo Higho Courto declinedo hiso prayero ono accountoofotheofactothatoheowasospecificallyonamedoinotheoFIRoandocriminalo actsohadobeenoattributedotoohimobutodirectedohimotoosurrenderobeforeotheotrialo Courtoandofileoanoapplicationofororegularobail.oOnoaoochallengeolaidobyohim,o Hon'bleoTheoSupremeoCourtoinoJaswantoSinghovs.oStateoofoPunjaboando another,o2021oSCCoOnLineoSCo1007,oobservedothatoinoitsoviewotheosaidocaseo wasoamongstothoseofittestocasesowhereoHighoCourtooughtotoohaveoexerciseoitso powersounderoSectiono482oCrPCoandoclosedotheoproceedingsotoosecureotheo endsoofojusticeoandoheldothat,o"Inoouroconsideredoview,otheoHighoCourtoerredo inofirstlyonotoconsideringotheoentireomaterialoonorecordoandofurtheroinonoto CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo6

appreciatingotheofactothatotheodispute,oifoany,owasociviloinonatureoandothatotheo complainantohadoalreadyosettledohisoscoreowithotheomainoaccusedoGurmeeto Singho againsto whomo theo proceedingso haveo beeno closedo aso faro backo aso

26.09.2014.oInothisoscenario,othereoremainsonoojustificationotoocontinueowitho theoproceedingsoagainstotheoappellant."oo ooHon'bleoTheoSupremeoCourtoofoIndiaoinotheocaseoofoDeepako Rajakovs.oStateoofoW.B.o(2007)o15oSCCo305oheldothat,oafterosurrender,otheo benefitoofoacquittaloinotheocaseoofoco-accusedoonosimilaroaccusationsocanobeo extended.o TheoDivisionoBenchoofothisoCourtoinotheocaseoofoSudooMandalo (supra)otoosecureotheoendsoofojusticeoquashedotheoproceedings,oonotheogroundo thatotheoveryosameounbelievableoandountrustworthyoevidenceobasedoonowhicho theoco-accused,owhoofacedotheotrialowereoacquitted,onoousefulopurposeowillobeo servedoevenoifopresenceoofotheoabscondingoaccusedowasoprocuredotoofaceotheo trialoasotheosameowouldoultimatelyoleadotootheiroacquittaloandoitowouldoamounto tooanoabuseoofotheoprocessoofotheoCourt.o Ino theo caseo ofo Pardeepo Kauro vs.o Stateo ofo Punjabo ando another,oCRM-M-33746-2018,owhereinotheopetitionerowasoresidingoabroado andowasodeclaredoproclaimedooffender,owhileotheoco-accused,owhoofacedotrialo wereoacquitted,othisoCourtobyofollowingotheojudgmentoinotheocaseoofoSudoo Mandalo (supra),o quashedo theo FIRo aso wello aso theo ordero declaringo theo CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo7

Theo evidenceo adducedo ino theo caseo againsto allo theo accusedo personsobeingoinseparableoandoindivisible,otheopetitionersocannotobeotreatedo differentlyoonotheobasisoofotheosaidoevidenceoonowhichotheoco-accusedowereo acquittedoandothereobeingonooprospectoofotheocaseoendingoinoconviction,otheo DelhioHighoCourtoinotheocaseoofoSuniloKumarovs.oState,o1999o(4)oRCRo (Crl.)o637,obyoobservingothatoitowouldobeowastingotheovaluableoofotheoCourtotoo continueotheotrialoandotheoaccused-petitioneroshouldonotobeomadeotooundergoo theoordealoofoaotrialodischargedohim.o Theo FIRo waso quashedo ino theo caseo ofo Gurpreeto Singho aliaso Khinderovs.oStateoofoPunjabo1995(2)oRCRo(Crl.)o127,owhereinoonosimilaro circumstances,o theo petitioner,o whoo waso chargedo foro ano offenceo undero Sectionso3oando4oofotheoTerroristoandoDisruptiveoActivitieso(Prevention)oAct,o 1985,oasowelloas,oSectionso302/34oIPC,otheoco-oaccused,owhoowereoarrestedo stoodoacquittedobyotheotrialoCourt.oItowasoheldothatowhereotheoevidenceoiso same,ocontinuationoofoproceedingsoinotheocaseoofotheopetitionerowouldoresulto inowasteoofocourt'sotimeoandounnecessaryoexpenditureoonoStateoexchequer.o ThisoCourtoinotheocaseoofoJasvinderoSingho(supra)oheldothatotheo petitionerobeingoaoproclaimedooffender,owillonotocomeoinotheowayoofoquashingo theoFIR,oasoonotheobasisoofotheosameoallegationsoandosetoofoevidenceoagainsto him,otheoco-accusedostoodoacquittedoandothus,oquashedotheoFIR.o TheotestotoobeoappliedobyoaoCourtoforodecidingowhetheroitoiso expedientoandoinotheointerestoofojusticeotoopermitoaoprosecutionotoocontinue,oiso byotakingointooconsiderationoanyospecialofeaturesowhichoappearoinoaoparticularo CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo8

caseothatotheouncontrovertedoallegationsoprimaofacieoestablishotheooffenceo andowhereinotheoopinionoofotheoCourtochancesoofoconvictionoareoweakoandonoo usefulopurposeoisolikelyotoobeoservedobyoallowingotheocriminaloprosecutionotoo beocontinued,otheoCourtocanoquashotheoproceedings,owereotheoobservationsoofo Hon'bleoTheoSupremeoCourtoofoIndiaoinotheocaseoofoMadhavraooJiwajioRaoo Scindiaovs.oSambhajiraooChandraojiraooAngre,o1988o(1)oRCRo565.o Theo Delhio Higho Courto dischargedo theo petitioner,o aso theo trialo CourtohadodisbelievedotheotestimonyoofoSmt.oImartioandotheootherowitnesseso whilstoacquittingoallootheroco-accusedoincludingoMahesh,oagainstowhomotheo allegationsomadeobyotheocomplainant,owereofarogreaterothanothatoagainstotheo petitioneroinotheocaseoofoUrmilaoDeviovs.oTheoStateo(NCToofoDelhi)o2007o

(1)oRCRo(Crl.)o246.o InotheocaseoofooP.oRamachandraoRaoovs.oStateoofoKarnatakao

(2002)o4oSCCo578,ootheoConstitutionoBenchoofoHon'bleoTheoSupremeoCourto ofoIndiaowithoregardotooexerciseoofopowerounderoSectiono482oCr.P.C.,oheldo thus:o "…o Ino appropriateo cases,o inherento powero ofo theo Higho Court,ounderoSectiono482ocanobeoinvokedotoomakeosucho orders,oasomayobeonecessary,otoogiveoeffectotooanyoordero undero theo Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedureo oro too prevento abuseoofotheoprocessoofoanyocourt,oorootherwise,otoosecureo theoendsoofojustice.oTheopoweroisowideoand,oifojudiciouslyo andoconsciouslyoexercised,ocanotakeocareoofoalmostoallotheo situationsowhereointerferenceobyotheoHighoCourtobecomeso necessaryoonoaccountoofodelayoinoproceedingsooroforoanyo otheroreasonoamountingotoooppressionooroharassmentoino anyotrial,oinquiryooroproceedings.oInoappropriateocases,otheo Higho Courtso haveo exercisedo theiro jurisdictiono undero Sectiono482oCrPCoforoquashingoofofirstoinformationoreporto andoinvestigation,oandoterminatingocriminaloproceedingso CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo9

ifotheocaseoofoabuseoofoprocessoofolawowasoclearlyomadeo out."o o o Hon'bleo Theo Supremeo Courto ofo Indiao ino Parbatbhaio Aahiro Aliaso Parbatbhaio Bhimsinhbhaio Karmuro ando otherso v.o Stateo Gujarato andoothers,o(2017)o9oSCCo641,ohasoheldothus:o "16.o Theo broado principleso whicho emergeo fromo theo precedentsoonotheosubject,omayobeosummarisedoino theofollowingopropositions:oo

16.1.oSectiono482opreservesotheoinherentopowersoofotheo HighoCourtotoopreventoanoabuseoofotheoprocessoofo anyo courto oro too secureo theo endso ofo justice.o Theo provisiono doeso noto confero newo powers.o Ito onlyo recogniseso ando preservesopowerso whicho inhereoino theoHighoCourt.oo

16.2.oTheoinvocationoofotheojurisdictionoofotheoHighoCourto too quasho ao firsto informationo reporto oro ao criminalo proceedingo ono theo groundo thato ao settlemento haso beenoarrivedoatobetweenotheooffenderoandotheovictimo isonototheosameoasotheoinvocationoofojurisdictionoforo theo purposeo ofo compoundingo ano offence.o Whileo compoundingoanooffence,otheopoweroofotheocourtoiso governedobyotheoprovisionsoofoSectiono320oofotheo CodeoofoCriminaloProcedure,o1973.oTheopowerotoo quasho undero Sectiono 482o iso attractedo eveno ifo theo offenceoisonon-compoundable.oo

16.3.o Ino formingo ano opiniono whethero ao criminalo proceedingo oro complainto shouldo beo quashedo ino exerciseoofoitsojurisdictionounderoSectiono482,otheo Higho Courto musto evaluateo whethero theo endso ofo justiceo wouldo justifyo theo exerciseo ofo theo inherento power.oo

16.4.oWhileotheoinherentopoweroofotheoHighoCourtohasoao wideoambitoandoplenitudeoitohasotoobeoexercisedo(0)o too secureo theo endso ofo justice,o oro )o too prevento ano abuseoofotheoprocessoofoanyocourt.oo

16.5.o Theo decisiono aso too whethero ao complainto oro firsto informationo reporto shouldo beo quashedo ono theo groundothatotheooffenderoandovictimohaveosettledotheo dispute,o revolveso ultimatelyo ono theo factso ando circumstanceso ofo eacho caseo ando noo exhaustiveo elaborationoofoprinciplesocanobeoformulated.oo CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo10

16.6.oInotheoexerciseoofotheopowerounderoSectiono482oando whileodealingowithoaopleaothatotheodisputeohasobeeno settled,otheoHighoCourtomustohaveodueoregardotootheo natureo ando gravityo ofo theo offence.o Heinouso ando seriouso offenceso involvingo mentalo depravityo oro offencesosuchoasomurder,orapeoandodacoityocannoto appropriatelyobeoquashedothoughotheovictimoorotheo familyoofotheovictimohaveosettledotheodispute.oSucho offencesoare,otrulyospeaking,onotoprivateoinonatureo buto haveo ao seriouso impacto upono society.o Theo decisionotoocontinueowithotheotrialoinosuchocasesoiso foundedo ono theo overridingo elemento ofo publico interestoinopunishingopersonsoforoseriousooffences.oo

16.7.oAsodistinguishedofromoseriousooffences,othereomayo beocriminalocasesowhichohaveoanooverwhelmingooro predominantoelementoofoaocivilodispute.oTheyostando onoaodistinctofootingoinsofaroasotheoexerciseoofotheo inherentopowerotooquashoisoconcerned.oo

16.8.oCriminalocasesoinvolvingooffencesowhichoariseofromo commercial,o financial,o mercantile,o partnershipo oro similarotransactionsowithoanoessentiallyociviloflavouro mayo ino appropriateo situationso fallo foro quashingo whereopartiesohaveosettledotheodispute.oo

16.9.o Ino sucho ao case,o theo Higho Courto mayo quasho theo criminaloproceedingoifoinoviewoofotheocompromiseo betweeno theo disputants,o theo possibilityo ofo ao convictiono iso remoteo ando theo continuationo ofo ao criminalo proceedingo wouldo causeo oppressiono ando prejudice;oandoo

16.10.oThereoisoyetoanoexceptionotootheoprincipleosetooutoino propositionso 16.8,o ando16.9.o above.o Economico offenceso involvingo theo financialo ando economico well-beingoofotheoStateohaveoimplicationsowhicholieo beyondo theo domaino ofo ao mereo disputeo betweeno privateo disputants.o Theo Higho Courto wouldo beo justifiedoinodecliningotooquashowhereotheooffenderoiso involvedo ino ano activityo akino too ao financialo oro economico fraudo oro misdemeanour.o Theo consequenceso ofo theo acto complainedo ofo upono theo financialo oro economico systemo willo weigho ino theo balance."o ItoisoaxiomaticofromotheofindingsoofotheoCourtsobeloworeturnedo whileo acquittingo theo co-accusedo ofo theo petitioners,o thato thereo waso ao lando CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo11

disputeobetweenotheoparties,oofowhichotheyobeingoco-sharersoowereoinojointo possession;oneitherotheoplantationoofotreesobyotheocomplainantowasoprovedo norooexclusiveopossession;oconcealmentoofopreviousocomplaintoregardingotheo sameoissueoandosimilarooccurrence,otheoallegationsowhereinowereofoundotoobeo untrustworthyo ando unreliableo leadingo too acquittalo ofo theo accused;o theo complainanto ando hiso wifeo wereo interestedo witnesses;o ano unexplainedo ando undueodelayoofonearlyotwoomonthsoinolodgingoofoFIR.oTheoallegationsoinotheo FIRoagainstotheopetitionersoasowelloasotheoco-accused,owhoohaveoalreadyobeeno acquitted,oareocommon,othatotheyoforciblyocuto40otreesoandotookothemoawayo andoonoevaluationoofotheoevidenceobyofollowingotheoruleoofoprudence,otheo sameowasofoundotoobeoneitherosufficientonorocogentotooholdothatotheoaccusedo trespassedointootheolandoorocommittedoanyotheftoofotrees.ooAllotheofactorso aboveoinureotootheobenefitoofotheopetitioners,otooinviteotheiroacquittal,otheo evidenceoavailableoagainstothemoandotheiroco-accusedobeingoindivisibleoando inseparable,o theo possibilityo ofo convictiono iso remoteo ando bleak,o thus,o theo continuationoofotheoproceedingsoagainstothemowouldoamountotooanoabuseoofo processoofotheolaw.oo Inoordero toosecureotheo endsoofo justice,otheo jurisdictiono undero Sectiono482oCrPCocanobeoexercised,owhichoisodesignedotooachieveosalutaryo purposeothatocriminaloproceedingsooughtonototoobeopermittedotoodegenerateo intoomeansoofoharassment.ooo Havingooanalysedotheopeculiarityoofofactsoandocircumstancesoofo theocaseoinohandowhilstobearingoinomindotheoexpositionoofolaw,othisoCourto CRM-M-32804-2017oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo12

underotheowideoambitoandoplentitudeopowersoofoSectiono482oCrPC,ofindsoito appropriateo too puto ato resto theo criminalo caseo againsto theo petitioners.oo Asoaocorollaryothereto,otheopresentopetitionsoareoherebyoallowed.oFIRoNo.96o datedo20.05.2006oregisteredounderoSectionso379,o447,o148,o149oIPCoatopoliceo stationoShahkot,oDistrictoJalandharoandoalloconsequentialoproceedingsoarisingo therefromostandoquashedoquaotheopetitioners.o Ao photocopyo ofo theo judgmento beo placedo ono theo fileo ofo theo connectedocase.o oo oo(AMANoCHAUDHARY)o oooo ooo ooooooJUDGEo

23.03.o2023o M.Kamrao o Whetherospeaking/reasonedoooo :ooYes/Noo Whetheroreportableooooo o :ooYes/Nooo o