Sakeel And ORS v. State Of Haryana

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-30099-2019 Date of decision: 21.08.2025 SAKEEL AND ORS .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

STATE OF HARYANA ....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

Present:

Mr. Sarfraj Hussain, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Vipul Sherwal, AAG Haryana.

**** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in the present petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is for quashing of the FIR No.454, dated 31.05.2019, under Section 174-A of IPC, 1860, registered at Police Station Nuh, District Nuh (Annexure P-1). A perusal of the interim orders of this Court would reveal that the contention of the petitioners was that all the petitioners have been declared innocent and therefore the question of declaring them proclaimed offenders and the consequential FIR under Section 174-A of IPC would be nothing but an abuse of process of the law. However, during the pendency of the instant petition, it has been clarified that while petitioner No.5, namely, Wazir and petitioner No.8, namely, Arshad were found to be prima facie liable and the report under Section 173(2) was submitted against them in the main case emanating out of FIR No. 711, dated 30.12.2016 under Sections 148, 149, 323, 506, 285, 452, 307, 302 of IPC, the other accused were exonerated.

KUSUM 2025.08.26 10:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh

CRM-M-30099-2019 In view of these facts, the present petition is partially allowed. Proceedings qua petitioner Nos.1 to 4, 6, 7 and 9 stand quashed. However, qua petitioners No.5 and 8, the petition stands dismissed.

(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) 21.08.2025 JUDGE Kusum Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No KUSUM 2025.08.26 10:14 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh