LAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Prayer in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is for quashing of FIR No. 148 dated 16.09.2009, under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station,City, Roopnagar, District Roopnagar, and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, qua the petitioner. Brief facts of the case as emerge from the FIR (Annexure P-1) can be summarized as under:-

(2.) On the basis of the above, FIR under Sections 420 and 120-B, IPC was registered.

(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the dispute was of civil nature and a civil suit was also filed. He further submitted that respondent No.2-complainant had also filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and as such the impugned FIR and the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom were abuse of the process of law and liable to be quashed.