DR. SUMEET SOFAT vs STATE OF PUNJAB

263 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.13891 of 2026 Date of decision: 26.05.2026 Dr. Sumeet Sofat …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present :- Dr. Sumeet Sofat-petitioner in person through VC. Mr. Ritu Raj Singh, DAG, Punjab. ***** MANDEEP PANNU, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS (earlier under Section 482 Cr.P.C.) seeking directions to learned DGP, Punjab and learned Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana to immediately stop the alleged usurping of powers of this Court and Hon’ble Supreme Court by allegedly quashing/deleting FIR No.92 dated 26.04.2024 registered at Police Station Sadar, Ludhiana, under Sections 420, 419, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 447 and 511 IPC. The petitioner has further sought directions for taking corrective steps by lodging a fresh FIR after re-surrecting the allegedly wrongly quashed/deleted FIR. 2. The petitioner, who was present in person through VC, has argued that the present petition has been filed seeking appropriate directions against the authorities concerned on the allegations that FIR No.92 dated 26.04.2024 has been illegally deleted/quashed