P&H: Refuses To Quash Cyber Fraud FIR Despite Compromise Between Parties
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to quash a cyber fraud FIR despite a compromise between the accused persons and the complainant. Justice Vikram Aggarwal held that cyber fraud cannot be treated as a purely private dispute capable of being closed merely because the victim has agreed to a settlement.
The petition was filed by Sandeep alias Tony and others under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The petitioners sought quashing of FIR No. 60 dated June 4, 2025, registered at Cyber Crime Police Station, Panipat, under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,...
