KOMPAL GUJRAL @ DIMPEY GUJRAL vs STATE OF PUNJAB

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh 142 CRM-M-28141-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 18.05.2026 Smt. Kompal Gujral @ Dimpey Gujral … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present:- Mr. Vikram Chaudhri, Senior Advocate (through VC) with Mr. Rishab Tewari, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Singh, AAG, Punjab. ***** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 528 of the the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (for short - ‘the BNSS’) read with Section 529 of the BNSS for setting aside the order dated 17.08.2024 (Annexure P-8) passed by learned Judicial Maistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar, vide which the application filed by the petitioner under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short - ‘the Cr.P.C.’) for registration of a case has been treated as a complaint case. Further prayer has been made for setting aside the order dated 25.07.2025 (Annexure P-18) passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar whereby notice has been issued to the accused for the purpose of for pre-cognizance hearing. Further prayer has been made for setting