CRM-M-4350-2025(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 291 CRM-M-4350-2025(O&M) Date of Decision: 18.03.2025 PARWINDER SINGH ALIAS PARVINDER SINGH ALIAS BABBU AND OTHERS ....Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present : Mr. Puneet Kumar Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Himani Arora, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Manu Loona, Advocate for respondent no.2. MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of FIR No.243 dated 09.07.2020 under Sections 325, 323, 148, 149 of IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Fazilka, District Fazilka and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 07.12.2024 (Annexure P-2). 2 . This Court vide order dated 27.01.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the compromise. 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Fazilka and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Deepak Patwal 2025.03.20 09:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-4350-2025(O&M) 2 Magistrate has submitted report dated 07.03.2025 to the effect that the compromise has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence. 4. Learned State counsel as well as counsel for respondent No.2 have not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties. 5. In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. 6. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No.243 dated 09.07.2020 under Sections 325, 323, 148, 149 of IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Fazilka, District Fazilka and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 07.12.2024 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioners. ( MANISHA BATRA ) 18.03.2025 JUDGE Deepak Patwal 1. Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No 2. Whether reportable : Yes/No Deepak Patwal 2025.03.20 09:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document