322/2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-3946-2025 Date of decision: 26.03.2025 Sandeep and others ..... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present: Mr. Abhishek Sindhwani, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Gagandeep Singh Chhina, AAG, Haryana, for respondent No.1. Mr. Lokesh Vohra, Advocate, for respondents No.2 to 4. ------ MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in the instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.125, dated 24.09.2020, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323 (Sections 325, 307 IPC added lateron) registered at Police Station Alewa, District Jind (Annexure P- 2), and all proceedings arising out of the same, on the basis of compromise dated 18.12.2024 (Annexure P-1) arrived at, between the parties. 2. Vide order dated 24.01.2025 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 25.02.2025 to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them. 3. Report has since been received from learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jind, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified SANJEEV KUMAR 2025.03.27 18:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-3946-2025 - 2 - and confirmed. As per the report, compromise has indeed been effected between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the complainant/respondents No.2 to 4 have also made statements to the effect that they would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioners is quashed. 4. The trial Court has annexed the statements of the parties in original, alongwith its report. 5. Learned State counsel too submits that there are no other accused other than the petitioners and respondents No.2 to 4 are the only aggrieved persons in the FIR in question. 6. In view of the report of learned trial Court and the principles laid down by Hon’ble the Apex Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the instant petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed qua petitioners. 7. Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) JUDGE March 26, 2025 sanjeev Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No SANJEEV KUMAR 2025.03.27 18:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document