PARITOSH KUMAR GARG vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRM-M-49087-2022 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-49087-2022 Reserved on:-06.05.2026 Pronounced on:-11.05.2026 Uploaded on:- 12.05.2026 Whether only operative part of the judgment is Pronounced or the full judgment is pronounced: operative part/full judgment PARITOSH KUMAR GARG ...Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present:- Mr. Abhishek Kaushik, Advocate with Mr. Vijay K. Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sahil Chowdhary, AAG, Punjab. ***** MANDEEP PANNU, J. 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of Complaint No. COMA 4319 dated 05.04.2019 initiated by the respondent for the alleged violation of provisions contained under Section 7A(2) of the Factories Act, 1948 read with Rule 66D of the Punjab Factory Rules, 1952 and all consequential proceedings/orders arising therefrom. 2. Briefly stated, an industrial accident occurred at about 2:15 p.m. on 21.11.2018 in the factory of M/s Happy Forgings Ltd. (Unit-2), Finishing Unit, Ludhiana, wherein one worker namely Rajindra Ray lost his life. Thereafter, an inquiry was marked by the He