Varinder Kumar v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Varinder Kumar v. State of Punjab and Ors.; CWP No.11089 of 2022 (O&M); High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh; bench Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur; petition under Articles 226/227 Constitution of India; quashing of order dated 18.02.2022 by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Batala; quashing of FIR No.0107 dated 06.05.2022; Sections 119, 166, 166A IPC; Sections 7 & 8 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amendment Act, 2018); petition withdrawn with liberty to refile; divergent Supreme Court Bench views referred to Larger Bench; pending applications closed; speaking/reasoned Yes, reportable No.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition, if so required, on the same cause of action after the decision of the Larger Bench; all pending application(s), if any, stand closed.