VIPIN AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

254 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.53745 of 2025 Date of decision: 22.05.2026 Vipin and another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present :- Mr. Ashish Sheokand, Advocate (joined through VC) for the petitioners. Mr. Surinderjit S. Nahar, AAG, Punjab for respondents No.1 to 4. ***** MANDEEP PANNU, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (earlier Section 482 Cr.P.C.) seeking issuance of necessary directions to the respondent-police authorities to register an FIR against the private respondents, namely “New Horizon Visa Company”, Mohali and its associates, for offences relating to cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and criminal intimidation on the allegations that the petitioners were induced on the assurance of providing work visas, employment opportunities and permanent immigration abroad and an amount of Rs.8,70,000/- was allegedly obtained from them fraudulently. 2. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that in the present case, the cheque issued by the respondents