SACHIN THAKRAN AND OTHERS vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CRM-M-12700-2022 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 272 CRM-M-12700-2022 (O&M) Date of decision : 14.07.2026 Sachin Thakran and others ... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Munish Kumar Garg, Advocate and Ms. Bhawna Thakur, Advocate Mr. Yuwan Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Vipul Sherwal, AAG, Haryana. *** H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.71 dated 16.05.2021, registered under Sections 160, 188 IPC and Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, at Police Station Rozka Meo, District Nuh (Annexure P-1) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the registration of the impugned FIR is grossly disproportionate to the alleged offence and is barred under Section 195(1)(a) of Cr.P.C. In the present case, there is no written complaint by the District Magistrate as contemplated under Section 195 Cr.P.C. against the petitioner nor any such complaint is part of the challan. In support of his submission, he has relied upon the order of