CRM-M-62040-2024 (O&M) -1- 235 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA CHANDIGARH CRM-M-62040-2024 (O&M) Reserved on: 11.08.2025 Pronounced on: 12.08.2025 TARUN GOEL …Petitioners V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Aditya Narayan Arya Garg, Advocate for Mr. Rahul Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Kshitij Bharti, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, Advocate for respondents No. 2 and 3. **** SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL J. (Oral) 1. In the second petition under Section 528, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.) 2023, the prayer is for quashing FIR No. 0581 dated 27.09.2018 under Sections 354-D and 506 of Indian Penal Code (Sections 66-a and 67 of The Information and Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 added later on), registered at Police Station Yamuna Nagar City, District Yamunanagar (Annexure P-1) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 30.11.2024 (Annexure P-2) effected between the parties. 2. Vide order of this Court dated 12.12.2024, the parties were directed to appear before learned trial Court/Illaqua Magistrate for NEERAJ 2025.08.13 18:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-62040-2024 (O&M) -2- recording of their statement with regard to compromise dated 30.11.2024 on 16.12.2024 or any other date convenient. 3. The parties accordingly appeared and on the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Yamuna Nagar, at Jagadhri has submitted report dated 10.01.2025 to the effect that the matter between the petitioners, respondent No.2 and 3 has been compromised voluntarily without any kind of pressure and compromise effected between them is genuine. Point-wise report as under has been submitted: 1. Number of persons arrayed as accused in the FIR As per statement of I.O., there is only one accused namely Tarun Goel 2. Whether any accused is proclaimed offender. No. No proclamation proceedings pending against the accused. 3. Whether the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence. Yes. The compromise effected between the parties is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion, pressure or undue influence and is valid. 4. Whether the accused persons are involved in any other FIR or not: and As per statement of IO, except the present case, one another FIR No. 37 dated 18.01.2020 under Section 354- D(2) of IPC was registered against the accused and the same has been quashed by Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court vide order dated 19.12.2024. 5. The trial Court is directed to record the statement of I.O. so as to know how many victims/complainants are there in the FIR and all the victims/complainants as well as accused are party to the compromise in question As per statement of IO, there is one complainant i.e. Seema Rani and two victims i.e. complainant Seema Rani and her father Ashok Kumar and all the victims/complainants as well as accused are party to the compromise in question. 4. Learned AAG for the State of Haryana and counsel for respondents No. 2 and 3 have not raised any dispute regarding the factum of compromise. Learned counsels further submit that since the NEERAJ 2025.08.13 18:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-62040-2024 (O&M) -3- matter has been amicably resolved, continuation of the criminal proceedings would be an exercise in futility. The dispute which is private in nature between the parties, warrants exercise of powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 5. Following principles of law laid down by the Full Bench Judgment of this Court in “Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another” 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Hon’ble Supreme Court in “Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others” (2012) 10 SCC 303, the petition is allowed. 6. FIR No. 0581 dated 27.09.2018 under Sections 354-D and 506 of Indian Penal Code (Sections 66-a and 67 of The Information and Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 added later on), registered at Police Station Yamuna Nagar City, District Yamunanagar (Annexure P-1), along with all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, is quashed qua the petitioner. (SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL) 12.08.2025 JUDGE neeraj Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No NEERAJ 2025.08.13 18:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document