VIKRANT SHARMA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

225 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-41579-2024 Date of decision: 01.05.2026 VIKRANT SHARMA ...PETITIONER V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Petitioner in person. Mr. Sandeep Kumar, DAG, Punjab. **** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for issuance of directions to official respondents to file the final report in FIR bearing No.168 dated 20.05.2021 registered under Section 420 of IPC at Police Station Division No.8, Police Commissionerate Ludhiana. 2. Petitioner appearing in person submitted that the present FIR was registered in the year 2021 but till date, the investigation of the same has not been concluded. 3. Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASP Manpreet Singh, submitted that in the present FIR, out of total 05 accused persons, 04 accused were declared innocent and one has died; the cancellation report was submitted before the Illaqa Magistrate but the same was not accepted and a direction for further investigation was given vide order dated 18.08.2025. Now, the matter is pending under investigati