Mandeep Singh v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandeep Singh v. State of Punjab and others, CWP-14973-2025 (Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh), Suvir Sehgal J., decided 04.08.2025. Keywords: Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of mandamus; direction to register FIR; complaint dated 01.09.2024 (Annexure P6); settlement with respondent No.4; report dated 24.07.2025 by SSP Ferozepur; petitioner absent / no representation; dismissed for want of prosecution. Outcome: dismissed (default/non-prosecution), no relief, no quantum. Value for practitioners: illustrative only of dismissal for non-prosecution after settlement; contains no ruling on the law relating to FIR registration.
What did the court decide?
The Court dismissed the petition for want of prosecution, having found that the petitioner had settled the dispute with respondent No.4 and was not interested in pursuing the petition; the merits of the prayer for registration of the FIR were not adjudicated.