ROHIT KUMAR ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTER
Court: High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Bench: MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR
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Case summary
High Court of Punjab and Haryana judgment dated 2025-08-19. ROHIT KUMAR ANOTHER v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTER. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 262 CRM-M-12143-2024 Date of decision : 19. 08. 2025 Rohit Kumar and another …. Petitioners V/S State of Punjab and another …. Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Anil Kumar Garg, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Singh, A. A. G. , Punjab. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking quashing of FIR No. 54 dated 31. 03. 2017 registered under Sections 498-A & 406 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 at Police Station Bhikhiwind, District Tarn Taran (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. 2. Perusal of the file shows that notice of motion in the present case was issued on 07. 03. 2024 for 19. 04. 2024. However, notice issued to respondent No.
2 was received back unserved with the report that she does not reside at the given address. Thereafter, despite grant of various opportunities to the petitioner including by issuing dasti notice twice, respondent No. 2 has not been served so far 3. As per office report, ordinary and dasti notice issued to respondent No. 2 have not been received back served or otherwise. CRM-M-12143-2024 -2- 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner is seeking one more opportunity for effecting service upon respondent No. 2 through dasti process. 5. Since respondent No. 2 has not been served despite grant of various opportunities including dasti process twice, therefore, the instant petition is dismissed in default. 6. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to revive the same by moving an appropriate application in case, he is able to furnish fresh/correct address of respondent No. 2. 19. 08. 2025 (NAMIT KUMAR) kothiyal JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No
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