- Court
- High Court of Punjab and Haryana
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
- Bench
- Sumeet Goel
- Case no.
- CRM-M 28609/2023
Judgment
o o o o 1o o o 126o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoAToINoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAoAT CHANDIGARHoCHANDIGARH o o NitinoSaraswatoo ….Petitionero versuso StateoofoHaryanaoo ….Respondento o DateoofoDecision:oMayo06,o2026o DateoofoUploading:oMayo06,o2026o o CORAM:o HON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoSUMEEToGOELo o Present:-o Mr.oSushiloSheoran,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioner.oo o o o Ms.oMahimaoYashpaloSingla,oSenioroDAGoHaryana.o o *****o***** o SUMEEToGOEL,oJ.o(ORAL)oo o o o Theosubstantiveoprayeromadeoinotheopetitionoinohandoreadsothus:o "Itois,otherefore,orespectfullyoprayedothatotheopresentopetitionomayo kindlyobeoallowedoandoquashotheoorderodatedo17.11.2017o(AnnexureoP-1)o stpassedo byo Ld.o Judicialo Magistrateo 1 o Classo Faridabado ino caseo NACT/1176/2016otitledoaso"M/soShivanioIndustriesov.oNitinoSaraswat"ofiledo underosectiono138oofotheoNegotiableoInstrumentoAct,o1881ovideowhichotheo petitionerowasodeclaredoaso'Proclaimedoperson'oasowelloasotheoconsequentialo FIRo no.983o datedo 16.12.2017o U/so 174-Ao ofo Indiano Penalo Code,o 1860o registeredoatoPoliceoStationoMujesaroDistrictoFaridabado(AnnexureoP-2)oando allootherosubsequentoproceedingsoarisingofromosaidoFIRoinotheointerestoofo justice."oo o
2.o o TheoimpugnedoFIRo(asosetooutoinotheopetitionoinohand)oreadso thus:oo "CNRoNo.oHRFB03-004571-2016oNACT-1176-2016oM/soShivanio Industrieso v.o Nitino Saraswato Present:o Sh.o Rajesho Khanna,o counselo foro complainant.o Todayo theo caseo waso fixedo foro presenceo ofo accusedo Nitino Saraswat.o Mandatoryo periodo ofo 30o dayso fromo theo dateo ofo issuanceo ofo proclamationoagainstohimohasoexpiredobutoaccusedohasonotoappearedobeforeo thisoCourt.oCaseocalledosinceomorning.oButononeohasoappearedoonobehalfoofo accused.o Ito iso alreadyo 03.30o P.M.o Noo furthero waito iso justified.o Hence,o accusedoNitinoSaraswatoisoherebyodeclaredoasoproclaimedoperson.oAsotheo complainantohadoalreadyobeenoexamined,ohenceoevidenceou/so299oCr.P.CoMAHAVIR SINGH o o o o 2o o noto required.o Complainanto haso noto filedo anyo listo ofo propertieso ofo theo accused,ohence,oproceedingsounderosectiono83oofoCrPCoareonotoinitiated.o Now,onoticeoalongowithocopyoofothisoorderobeoissuedotooSHOoofoconcernedo policeostation,oFaridabadoforo29.11.2017,owithotheodirectionotooregisteroao caseo againsto proclaimedo persono Nitino Saraswat,o M/So R.B.o Finance,o C-36/122,oSaioTower,oNIT-3,oFaridabad,oR/OH.oNo.3E/127,oNIT-3o(behindo GitaoBaloNiketanoSchool),oFaridabadounderosectiono174-AoofoIPC.oDated:o
29.11.2017oSagaroSd/-oJitenderoKumar,oJitenderoKumaroJMIC/Faridabado UIDoNo.oHR-0465.oPoliceoStation:-oTodayoanoorderono.1176-2016odatedo
29.11.2017oofoHon'bleoCourtoofoSH.oJitenderoKumaroJudicialoMagistrate-Isto Classo iso receivedo ino theo policeo stationo witho ao directiono too sendo theo complianceoreport.oOnothis,oanoFIRono.983odatedo16.12.2017oU/so174-Ao IPCoisoregisteredoinopoliceostationoMujesaroandotheocomputerizedocopiesoofo theoFIRoareopreparedoandotheosameoareobeingosentotootheohigheroofficialso throughopost.oIoHCoHemrahoisogoingoonotheospotowithoNakaloMissalopoliceo alongwithooriginalowriting.oNote:-oThisoFIRoisoregisteredoinopresenceoofoHCo BijenderoSingho643."o o
3.o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasosubmittedothatotheoimpugnedo FIR,ohasoitsogenesis,oinoaocriminalocomplaintofiledoagainstotheopetitionero(herein)o undero Sectiono 138o ofo theo NIo Act,o ino proceedingso whereofo theo petitionero waso declaredo aso ao proclaimedo persono &o henceo theo impugnedo FIRo cameo too beo goto registeredoagainstotheopetitioner.oLearnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasoarguedothato inotheosaidocaseounderoSectiono138oofotheoNIoAct,otheopetitionerowasoreleasedoono bail,obutolateroon,odueotoonon-appearanceo ofotheo petitioner,oheowasodeclaredoaso proclaimedo person,o video impugnedo ordero datedo 17.11.2017o (Annexureo P-1).o Learnedocounselohasofurtheroarguedothat,opursuantotootheosaidoorder,oFIRoinoquestiono underoSectiono174-AoofoIPCohasobeenoregisteredoagainstotheopetitioner.oLearnedo counselohasoiteratedothatoaocompromiseohasobeenoeffectedobetweenotheopetitionero ando theo complainant,o and,o accordingly,o complainanto appearedo beforeo theo Courto below,omadeostatementotootheoeffectothatoheohasocompromisedotheomatterowithotheo accusedoandodoesonotowantotooproceedofurtherowithotheocomplaint.oBasedothereon,o theocomplaintounderoSectiono138oofotheoNIoActowasodismissedoasowithdrawn,ovideo orderodatedo27.04.2018o(AnnexureoP-3)obyotheolearnedoJMIC,oFaridabad.o
3.1.o o Itohasobeenofurtheroiteratedothatosinceotheocriminalocomplaintoundero Sectiono138oofoNIoAct,ohasoalreadyobeenowithdrawnoasotheorivalopartiesohadoenteredo intooaosettlement,otherefore,onoousefulopurposeowouldobeoservedobyocontinuationoofo theoproceedingsoquaotheoimpugnedoFIR.oToobuttressothisoaspectoofohisoargument,o o o o o 3o o learnedo counselo foro theo petitionero haso reliedo upono theo ordero datedo 27.04.2018o passedobyotheoJMIC,oFaridabad,owhichoreadsothus:o "Maino fileo received.o Ito beo checkedo ando restoredo ato itso originalo number.oo Complainanto iso alsoo presento ino thiso Courto ando hiso presenceo iso marked.oAtothisostageocomplainantohasomovedoanoapplicationotoowithdrawo theo presento complaint.o Complainanto haso madeo ao statemento thato heo haso compromisedotheomatterowithotheoaccused.oHeofurtherostatesothatoheodoeso notowantsotooproceedofurtherowithotheopresentocomplaintoandowithdrawotheo same.oHisostatementoinothisoregardorecordedoseparately.oo Heard.o Ino viewo ofo theo statemento madeo byo theo complainant,o theo presentocomplaintoisohereby,odismissedoasowithdrawn.oAccusedoNitinoiso acquittedofromotheochargesoleveledoagainstohim.oAccusedoNitinobeoreleasedo fromocustody,oifonotorequiredoinoanyootherocase.oo Fileobeoconsignedotoorecordoroom,oafterodueocompliance."o o o o Ono theo strengtho ofo aboveo arguments,o learnedo counselo foro theo petitionerohasopressedoforograntoofopetitionoinohand.oo
4.o o Learnedo Stateo counselo haso opposedo theo petitiono ino hand.o He,o however,odoesonotodisputeotheofactothatotheopartiesohaveoamicablyoresolvedotheo matteroandotheomainocomplaintostandsodismissedoasowithdrawn.oo
5.o o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheorivalopartiesoandohaveoperusedo theopaper-book.oo
6.o o Theo seminalo questiono thato ariseso foro considerationo ino theo presento petitionoisoasotoowhetherotheoimpugnedoFIRo(asoalsooproceedingsoarisingotherefrom)o underoSectiono209oofoBNSo(erstwhileoSectiono174-AoofotheoIPC)odeservesotoobeo quashedoinotheofactualomatrixoofotheopresentocase.oo
7.o o Atothisojuncture;oitowouldobeoappositeotooreferohereinotooaojudgmentoofo thisoCourtopassedoinoCRM-M-51049-2019otitledoasoMohammadoHanifoAttariovs.o StateoofoHaryana,odecidedoono06.07.2023;orelevantowhereoforeadsoasounder:o "3.oInoviewotheofactothatoafterotheoprincipleoproceedingsoinowhichotheopetitionero wasodeclaredoProclaimedoOffenderostandoconcluded,otheoquestionowouldoariseo is:o'whetheroinotheogivenocircumstances,oproceedingsounderoSectiono174Aoofo theo IPCo pursuanto too FIRo No.425o datedo 17tho ofo November,o 2017o cano beo allowedotoocontinue.o
4.o Theo questiono framedo ibido iso noo moreo reso integrao ando alreadyo standso answeredobyoCo-ordinateoBenchoofothisoCourtoinoCRM-M-43813-2018otitledo aso"BaldevoChandoBansalov.oStateoofoHaryanaoandoanother"ovideoorderodatedo
29.01.2019,owhichoheldoasounder:o o "Prayero ino thiso petitiono iso foro quashingo ofo FIRo No.64o datedo
15.02.2017o filedo undero Sectiono 174Ao ofo theo Indiano Penalo Codeo o o o o 4o o registeredo ato Policeo Stationo Sector-5,o Panchkulao ando allo othero subsequento proceedingso arisingo thereofo aso wello aso ordero datedo
24.10.2016opassedobyotheotrialoCourtovideowhichoaodirectionowaso issuedotooregisterotheoaforesaidoFIR."o o XXo XXXo o XXXXoo o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasoreliedouponotheodecisionso renderedobyothisoCourtoino"VikasoSharmaov.oGurpreetoSinghoKohlio ando anothero (supra),o 2017,o (3)o L.A.R.584,o Microqualo Technoo Limitedo ando otherso v.o Stateo ofo Haryanao ando another,o 2015o (32)o RCRo(Criminal)o790oando"RajneeshoKhannaov.oStateoofoHaryanao ando another"o 2017o (3)o L.A.R.o 555o whereino ino ano identicalo circumstance,othisoCourtohasoheldothatosinceotheomainopetitionofiledo undero Sectiono 138o ofo theo Acto standso withdrawno ino viewo ofo ano amicableosettlementobetweenotheoparties,otherefore,ocontinuationoofo proceedingsounderoSectiono174AoofoIPCoshallobeonothingobutoano abuseoofotheoprocessoofolaw.o o XXo XXXo o XXXXo o Ino viewo ofo theo same,o Io findo merito ino theo presento petitiono ando accordingly,opresentopetitionoisoallowedoandotheoimpugnedoordero datedo 24.10.2016o passedo byo Judicialo Magistrate,o 1sto Class,o PanchkulaoasowelloasoFIRoNo.64odatedo15.02.2017oregisteredoundero Sectiono174AoofotheoIndianoPenaloCodeoatoPoliceoStationoSector-5,o Panchkulaoandoallootherosubsequentoproceedingsoarisingothereof,oareo herebyoquashed."o
5.ooSameoisotheoviewoofoanotheroCo-ordinateoBenchoinotheo"AshokoMadaanov.o Stateo ofo Haryanao ando another"o reportedo aso 2020o (4)o RCRo (Criminal)o 87,o whereinoitohasobeenoheldothat:o o "Noodoubt,otheolearnedocounseloforotheorespondentohasovehementlyo arguedothatotheooffenceounderoSectiono174AoI.P.C.oisoindependento ofotheomainocase,otherefore,omerelyobecauseotheomainocaseohasobeeno dismissedoforowantoofoprosecution,otheopresentopetitionocannotobeo allowed,ohowever,okeepingoinoviewotheofactothatotheopresentoFIRo wasoregisteredoonlyoonoaccountoofoabsenceofromotheoproceedingsoino theo maino caseo whicho hado beeno subsequentlyo regularisedo byo theo courto whileo grantingo bailo too theo petitioner,o theo defaulto stoodo condoned.o Ino sucho circumstances,o continuationo ofo proceedingso underoSectiono174AoLP.C.oshallobeoabuseoofotheoprocessoofocourt.oo
7.oAccordingly,otheopetitionoisoallowed.oFIRoNo.o446odatedo
21.08.2017,oregisteredounderoSectiono174AoI.PC.oatoPoliceoStationo Kotwali,oDistrictoFaridabad,oasowelloasoconsequentialoproceedingso shallostandoquashed."o o
7.1.o o Moreorecently,otheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoaojudgmentotitledoaso DaljitoSinghovs.oStateoofoHaryanaoandoAnother,oCriminaloAppealoNo.4359oofo2024oDaljitoSinghovs.oStateoofoHaryanaoandoAnother decidedoono02.01.2025;ohasoheldothat:o o "7.3oo Now,o whato happenso ifo theo statuso underoSectiono 82oCr.P.C.o iso nullifiedo i.e.,o theo persono subjectedo too sucho proclamation,o byo virtueo ofo subsequentodevelopmentsoisonoolongerorequiredotoobeopresentedobeforeoao Courtoofolaw.oThen,ocanotheoprosecutionostilloproceedoagainstosuchoaopersono forohavingonotoappearedobeforeoaoCourtoduringotheotimeothatotheoprocesso wasoinoeffect.oTheoansweroisoinotheoaffirmative.oWeosayosooforotheofollowingo reasons:-o o (i)oo TheolanguageoofoSectiono174A,oIPCosayso"whoeverofailsotoo appearoatotheospecifiedoplaceoandotheospecifiedotimeoasorequiredobyo proclamation…".oThisoimpliesothatotheoveryoinstanceoatowhichoao o o o o 5o o personoisodirectedotooappear,oandoheodoesonotodooso,othisoSectiono comesointooplay;o o o(ii)oo Whatofurtheroflowsofromotheolanguageoemployedoisothatotheo instanceoofonon-appearanceobecomesoanoinfractionoofotheoSection,o ando therefore,o prosecutiono thereforo wouldo beo independento ofoSectiono82,oCr.P.C.obeingoinoeffect;o o (iii)oo So,owhileoproceedingsounderoSectiono174AoIPCocannotobeo initiatedo independento ofoSectiono 82,o Cr.P.C.,o i.e.,o cano onlyo beo startedopostotheoissuanceoofoproclamation,otheyocanocontinueoifotheo saidoproclamationoisonoolongeroinoeffect.o o (iv)oWeofindothatotheoDelhioHighoCourtohasotakenothisoview,oi.e.,o thatoSectiono174A,oIPCoisoaostand-aloneooffenceoinoMukeshoBhatiao v.Stateo(NCToofoDelhi)o2022oSCCoOnLineoDelo1023;oDivyaoVermao v.oStateo2023oSCCoOnLineoDelo2619;oSameenao&oAnr.ov.oStateo thGNCToofoDelhio&oAnr.oCrl.oM.C.oNo.1470oofo2021,oDatedo17 o May,o2022oForotheoreasonsoafore-stated,oweoagreeowithotheofindingsoMay,o2022o madeo ino theseo judgments/orders.o Ato theo sameo time,o ito standso clarifiedothatoweohaveonotocommentedoonotheomeritsoofotheocases.o o (v)o Grantedo thato theo offenceo prescribedo inoSectiono 174AoIPCo iso indeedostand-alone,ogivenothatoitoarisesooutoofoanooriginalooffenceoino connectiono witho whicho proceedingso underoSectiono 82oCr.P.C.o iso initiatedoandoinotheosaidooffenceotheoaccusedostands,osubsequently,o acquitted,oitowouldobeopermissibleoinolawoforotheoCourtoseizedoofotheo trialounderosuchooffence,otootakeonoteoofosuchoaodevelopmentoando treato theo sameo aso ao groundo too drawo theo proceedingso too ao close,o shouldosuchoaoprayerobeomadeoandotheocircumstancesoofotheocaseosoo warrant.o o 8.oo Inoconclusion,oweoholdothatoSectiono174AoIPCoisoanoindependent,o substantiveo offence,o thato cano continueo eveno ifo theo proclamationo underoSectiono 82,o Cr.P.C.o iso extinguished.o Ito iso ao stand-aloneo offence.oo xxxxxxxxx"o o o o However,otheoHon'bleoSupremeoCourtoquashedotheoimpugnedoFIRo (therein)o undero Sectiono 209o ofo theo BNSo (erstwhileo Sectiono 174-Ao ofo theo IPC)o since,o intero alia,o theo originalo offenceo ino theo formo ofo criminalo complainto undero Sectiono138oofoNIoAct,o1881oinotheosaidocaseohadobeenosettledoandowithdrawnobyo theorivaloparties.oo
8.o o ItoisoforotheoHighoCourt,owhileoexercisingoitsoinnateoplenaryopowerso underoSectiono 528oofoBNSS,o2023/o428oofoCr.P.C.,o1973,otooratiocinateothatoito shouldonotoapplyotheolawoinoanoaustere,oacademicoandoexactingotechnicalomanner,o withouto consideringo itso practicalo implications.o Theo Lawo iso noto merelyo ao seto ofo programmed,onailed-to-the-groundorules,otoobeoappliedowithoutocontext.oItomustobeo enforced,owhileobearingoinomind,othatoitsopurposeoisotooensureosubstantiveojusticeo betweeno theo parties.o Theo statutoryo provisiono ofo Sectiono 174-Ao ofo IPC,o wheno perusedoinotheolightooforatioodecidendioofotheojudgmentoofotheoHon'bleoSupremeo o o o o 6o o Courto ino Daljito Singh'so caseo (supra),o unequivocallyo showso thato ano FIRo underoDaljito Singh'so Sectiono174-AoofotheoIPCodoesonotoproprioovigoreobecomeoliableotoobeoquashed,oino caseo theo rivalo partieso haveo enteredo intoo ao compromiseo ando sucho criminalo complaint/FIRo haso beeno compromisedo ando quashed/withdrawno accordingly.o However,o ato theo sameo time,o theo factumo ofo theo criminalo complaint/FIRo (ino furtheranceo ofo proceedingso whereof)o havingo beeno compromised/settled,o iso indubitably,o ao relevanto factoro too beo consideredo whileo dealingo witho ao pleao foro quashingoofoanoFIRo(asoalsooproceedingsoemanatingotherefrom)ounderoSectiono174-Ao ofo IPC.o o Thiso facto assumeso greatero significanceo consideringo thato theo initialo proceedingsopertainoexclusivelyotooaoprivateocriminalocomplaintounderoSectiono138o ofoNIoAct,o1881,owhichotheolegislatureohasoexpresslyoclassifiedoasoaocompoundableo offence.oSucholitigation,oespeciallyoinotheobackdropoofooriginalooffenceohavingobeeno compromisedowillohaveoanoadverseoimpactoonotheooverburdenedoCourt-dockets.o Allowingo sucho prosecution,o wheno initialo complainto haso beeno settled/withdrawno wouldoundermineotheolegislativeointentoandodistortotheoremedialonatureoofoSectiono 138oofoNIoActoofo1881.ooItowouldotantamountotoocontraveningotheoprinciplesoofo fairness,o proportionality,o ando justiceo ino criminalo proceedings.o Ao literalo interpretationo mayo sometimeso leado too unjusto outcomeso thato alsoo contradicto theo law'sounderlinedopurpose.oTherefore,otheoHighoCourtounderoitsoinherentojurisdictiono mustobalanceotheoletteroofoLawowithoitsospirit,oensuringofairoandoequitableoresults.o Thiso approacho underscoreso Law'so roleo aso ano apparatuso foro fosteringo societalo harmonyo ando addressingo theo real-worldo complexities,o efficaciouslyo aso alsoo effectively,oratherothanomereoliteral/technicalocompliance.ooo
9.o o TheoinherentojurisdictionounderoSectiono528oBNSS,o2023/oSectiono 482oCr.P.C.,o1973oisoprimarilyoaimedoatopreventingoabuseoofojudicialoprocessoando securingo theo endso ofo justice.o Thus,o wheno theo disputeo iso essentiallyo personalo ino natureoandoaogenuineocompromiseohasobeenoreached,otheoHighoCourtomayointerveneo tooquashotheocriminaloproceedings,orecognizingotheocontinuationothereofowouldobeo o o o o 7o o non-productiveoandounjustoinotheogivenocircumstances.oTheoinherentopowersoofoao HighoCourtoareopowersowhichoareoincidentalorepleteopowers,owhichoifodidonotosoo exist,otheoCourtowouldobeoobligedotoositostilloandohelplesslyoseeotheoprocessoofolawo ando Courtso beingo abusedo foro theo purposeso ofo injustice.o o Ino othero words;o sucho power(s)oisointrinsicotooaoHighoCourt,oitoisoitsoveryolife-blood,oitsoveryoessence,oitso immanentoattribute.ooWithoutosuchopower(s),oaoHighoCourtowouldohaveoformobuto lackotheosubstance.ooTheseopowersoofoaoHighoCourtohenceodeserveotoobeoconstruedo withotheowidestopossibleoamplitude.oTheseoinherentopowersoareoinoconsonanceowitho theonatureoofoaoHighoCourtowhichooughtotoobe,oandohasoinofactobeen,oinvestedowitho power(s)o too maintaino itso authorityo too prevento theo processo ofo law/Courtso beingo obstructedooroabused.oItoisoaotriteopositsoofojurisprudenceothatothougholawsoattempto toodealowithoallocasesothatomayoarise,otheoinfiniteovarietyoofocircumstancesowhicho shapeoeventsoandotheoimperfectionsoofolanguageomakeoitoimpossibleotoolayodowno provisionsocapableoofogoverningoeveryocase,owhichoinofactoarises.oAoHighoCourto whicho existso foro theo furtheranceo ofo justiceo ino ano indefatigableo manner,o shouldo therefore,o haveo unfetteredo power(s)o too dealo witho situationso which,o thougho noto expresslyoprovidedoforobyotheolaw,oneedotoobeodealtowith,otoopreventoinjusticeoorotheo abuseo ofo theo processo ofo lawo ando Courts.o o Theo juridicalo basiso ofo theseo plenaryo power(s)oisotheoauthority;oinofactotheoseminalodutyoandoresponsibilityoofoaoHigho Court;otoouphold,otooprotectoandotoofulfillotheojudicialofunctionoofoadministeringo justice,oinoaccordanceowitholaw,oinoaoregular,oorderlyoandoeffectiveomanner.ooIno otherowords;oSectiono528oofoBNSS,o2023oreflectsopeerlessopowers,owhichoaoHigho Courtomayodrawouponoasonecessaryowheneveroitoisojustoandoequitableotoodooso,oino particularotooensureotheoobservanceoofotheodueoprocessoofolaw,otoopreventovexationo oro oppression,o too doo justiceo nayo substantialo justiceo betweeno theo partieso ando too secureotheoendsoofojustice.o
10.o o Keepingoinoviewotheoentiretyoofotheoattendingofactsoandocircumstanceso ofotheocaseoinohand;oespeciallyotheooriginalooffenceobeingoanooffenceounderoSectiono o o o o 8o o 138oofoNegotiableoInstrumentsoActoofo1881,otheooriginalooffenceoallegedotoohaveo beenocommittedoinotheoyearo2016,otheosubjectomatteroofotheooriginalooffenceohavingo beeno settledo amicablyo betweeno theo partieso ando theo criminalo complainto undero Sectiono 138o ofo theo NIo Acto havingo beeno withdrawno ono theo basiso ofo sucho settlement/compromise;othisoCourtodeemsoitoappropriateothatotheoimpugnedoFIRoaso alsooalloproceedingsoemanatingotherefromodeserveotoobeoquashed.oo
11.o o Itois,ohence,odirectedoasounder:o
(i)o o Instantopetitionoisoallowed;oo
(ii)o o Theoimpugnedoorderodatedo17.11.2017o(AnnexureoP-1)opassedobyoLd.o stJudicialoMagistrateo1 oClassoFaridabadoinocaseoNACT/1176/2016otitledoaso"M/so ShivanioIndustriesov.oNitinoSaraswat"ofiledounderosectiono138oofotheoNegotiableo Instrumento Act,o 1881o video whicho theo petitionero waso declaredo aso 'Proclaimedo person'o aso wello aso theo consequentialo FIRo No.983o datedo 16.12.2017,o registeredo undero Sectiono 174-Ao ofo Indiano Penalo Code,o 1860,o ato Policeo Stationo Mujesaro DistrictoFaridabado(AnnexureoP-2),ostandoquashed;oo
(iii)o o Allopendingoapplication(s),oifoany,ostandsodisposedoof.oo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooo(SUMEEToGOEL)o o o o o ooooJUDGEo Mayo06,o2026o mahaviroo Whetherospeaking/reasoned:o o Yes/Noo o Whetheroreportable:o o o Yes/Noo
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