CRM M-7346 of 2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM M-7346 of 2025 Date of Decision: 27.03.2025 Sharif and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present : Mr.S.K. Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Rubal Pawar, Assist. Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. G.S. Bhinder, Advocate, for respondent No. 2. N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. for quashing of an FIR No. 76 dated 22.08.2022 under Sections323, 342, 352, 355, 308 and 34 of IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Pathankot, District Pathankot (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 09.01.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2. Vide order dated 10.02.2025 while issuing notice of motion, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise (Annexure P-2). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Pathankot, and got their statements recorded. Report dated 03.03.2025 has been received AMIT RANA 2025.04.01 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order CRM M-7346 of 2025 -2- whereby after recording the statements of the parties, the Court below has shown its satisfaction that the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence. 4. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file. 5. In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court below and considering the offence for which the accused have been charged are not of serious nature, together with the fact that compromise will go a long way in ironing out the differences for betterment of future life of the parties and also in view of the law laid down in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the present petition for quashing the FIR is allowed qua the petitioners. 7. Resultantly, FIR No. 76 dated 22.08.2022 under Sections323, 342, 352, 355, 308 and 34 of IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Pathankot, District Pathankot (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 27.03.2025 (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) amit rana JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No AMIT RANA 2025.04.01 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order