MANMEET @ MANMEET MASIH & ORS. vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 262 CRM-M-57859-2025 Date of decision: 19.05.2026 MANMEET @ MANMEET MASIH & OTHERS ......Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - None for the petitioners. Ms. Alisha Soni, AAG, Punjab. None for respondent No.2. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in the present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for quashing of FIR No.143 dated 20.09.2025 under Sections 115(2), 118(1) & 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 registered at Police Station Dhariwal, District Gurdaspur along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 26.09.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2. Briefly stated, the present FIR was registered on the statement of Sunita wife of Babbu Masih, resident of village Alowal, Police Station Dhariwal. In her statement, the complainant alleged that on 09.09.2025 at VISHAL SHARMA 2026.05.22 18:36 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-57859-2025 -2- approximately 2:00 P.M., she was standing outside her house when accused persons, namely, Manmeet Masih, Bagga Ma