SUMIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 239 CRR-1346-2023 (O&M) Date of decision: 05.05.2026 Sumit Singh ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS State of Punjab and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Ms. Riffi Birla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr.DAG, Punjab. Mr. Kuldip Singh, Advocate for respondent No.3. Ms. Bhanu Singh Rohilla, Legal aid counsel for respondent No.3. Mr. Salil Dev Singh Bali, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Jaiveer Singh Bali & Mr. Sandeep Dhanda, Advocates for respondent No.4. Ms. Rashi Verma, Advocate for Mr. Puneet K. Bansal, Advocate for respondents No.5 & 6. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) Challenge in the present petition was to the order dated 19.02.2020 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Fazilka, whereby the application filed by the petitioner for summoning the accused under Section 319 Cr.P.C. had been dismissed. 2. Learned counsel for the parties do not dispute that the main accused already stands acquitted by the Trial Court vide judgment dated 27.02.2026 passed in SC/114/2017. 3. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. 4. Pending a