SHIV KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER Advocate - A.G. PUNJAB — CRM-M/38590/2023

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 174A IPC. Disposed: --ALLOWED on 15th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: PHHC010987572023

Filing Number

CRM-M/58993/2023

Filing Date

04-Aug-2023

Registration No

CRM-M/38590/2023

Registration Date

05-Aug-2023

Judge

Mr. Justice Sumeet Goel

Coram

Mr. Justice Sumeet Goel

Bench Type

Single

Category

38.1 - QUASHING PETITIONS I/O ( 152 )

Sub-Category

( 944 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINAL BRANCH

Decision Date

15-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--ALLOWED

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 174A IPC

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHIV KUMAR

    Adv. VISHVA BAHL

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER Advocate - A.G. PUNJAB

  2. 2.RAVINDER SINGH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-May-2026

    Mr. Justice Sumeet GoelView PDF

    Case Summary: CRM-M-38590-2023 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana quashed FIR No.0162 (registered under Section 174-A IPC) against petitioner Shiv Kumar. The FIR arose from the petitioner's proclamation as a proclaimed person in an underlying Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint involving dishonored cheques of ₹50,000 and ₹60,000. However, the parties subsequently settled the dispute through mediation, and the original complaint was withdrawn on 08.06.2023. Justice Sumeet Goel held that continuing Section 174-A proceedings after the underlying compoundable offense was compromised would constitute abuse of process and undermine legislative intent, relying on Supreme Court precedent establishing that courts may quash such proceedings when the foundational dispute has been genuinely settled. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-Aug-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRM-M/38590/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CRM-M-38590-2023 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana quashed FIR No.0162 (registered under Section 174-A IPC) against petitioner Shiv Kumar. The FIR arose from the petitioner's proclamation as a proclaimed person in an underlying Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint involving dishonored cheques of ₹50,000 and ₹60,000. However, the parties subsequently settled the dispute through mediation, and the original complaint was withdrawn on 08.06.2023. Justice Sumeet Goel held that continuing Section 174-A proceedings after the underlying compoundable offense was compromised would constitute abuse of process and undermine legislative intent, relying on Supreme Court precedent establishing that courts may quash such proceedings when the foundational dispute has been genuinely settled. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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