SURJAN SINGH CHATHA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR

CRM-M-37254-2026 1 199 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-37254-2026 Surjan Singh Chatha ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Date of Decision: July 14, 2026 Date of Uploading: July 14, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Sartej Singh Narula, Senior Advocate with Mr. Gurinder Singh Dhillon, Advocate and Ms. Tarleen Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL) The substantive prayer made in the petition in hand reads thus: “It is therefore respectfully prayed that order dated 17.12.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by Ld. Additional Sessions Judge (NRI Court) Jalandhar, in FIR No.40 Dated 14.03.2022 u/s 302(103 of BNS), 307 (109 of BNS), 148 (191(3) of BNS), 149 (190 of BNS), 120-B (61(2) of BNS), 212(249 of BNS), 216(253 of BNS) IPC and 25/27 of Arms Act 1959 Police Station Sadar Nakodar, District Jalandhar be quashed, in the interest of justice. It is further prayed that application dated 19.08.2025 (Annexure P- 10), filed by the petitioner before the Ld. Additional Sessions Judge Jalandhar, in FIR No.40 Dated 14.03.2022 u/s 302 (103 of BNS), 307 (109 of BNS), 148 (191(3) of BNS), 149 (190 of BN