JASWINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

134 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.14360 of 2026 Date of decision: 13.05.2026 Jaswinder Singh and another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present :- Mr. Piyush Setia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sahil Chowdhary, AAG, Punjab. ***** MANDEEP PANNU, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS/482 Cr.P.C for quashing of FIR No.97 dated 01.05.2025, registered under Sections 324, 326(a), 326(c) BNS (corresponding Sections 425, 430, 432 IPC) at Police Station Lambi, District Sri Muktsar Sahib, along with Final Report/Challan dated 02.10.2025 submitted under Section 193 BNSS/173 Cr.P.C. and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the present FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint received from the Sub-Divisional Officer, Lambi Canal Sub-Division, Mahuana, alleging that petitioners Jaswinder Singh and Hardev Singh had illegally demolished a functional unlined watercourse (Katcha Khal) situated on the southern boundary of Killa No. 9/2, 79M, Village Sikhwala. It was alleged that despite proceedings having NEETU RAN