IQBAL SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-44833-2024 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 260 CRM-M-44833-2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.05.2026 Iqbal Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present : Mr. Ankit Kharbanda, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Manipal Singh Atwal, DAG Punjab ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer made in the present petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS for quashing of FIR No.0043 dated 07.04.2024, under Section 174-A, registered at Police Station Ranjit Avenue, District Amritsar and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Learned counsel contends that the petitioner was summoned in a complaint filed under Section 138 NI Act, however, he has not aware of the pendency thereof as also no notice/summons have ever been served. Consequently, due to his non-appearance, has wrongly been declared proclaimed person, vide order dated 04.01.2024, since mandatory provision of Section 82 Cr.P.C. has not been complied with, consequent to which present FIR was registered under Section 174-A IPC. However, compromise was arrived at between the parties and therefore the complaint itself was ordered