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2025 DAILYLAW 22341 (PNJ)

HARBANS SINGH AND ORS v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

CRM-M/7364/2025 · 2025-05-20

N S Shekhawat

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CRM-M-7364-2025 -1- 316 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-7364-2025 Date of Decision:20.05.2025 Harbans Singh and others …Petitioners vs. State of Punjab and others …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Arun K. Vasudeva, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.M.S.Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Kishore Khela, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C with a prayer to quash the summoning order dated 29.10.2022 in UCR No.130- 2021 passed by the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Phillaur, District Jalandhar (Annexure P-2) and all subsequent proceedings arising out on the basis of the compromise dated 13.01.2025 (Annexure P-4). 2. Vide order dated 11.02.2025 this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise dated 13.01.2025 (Annexure P-4). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Phillaur and got their statements recorded. Report dated 12.05.2025 has been received whereby after recording the statements of HEMLATA 2025.05.22 05:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-7364-2025 -2- 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. 6. Resultantly, the summoning order dated 29.10.2022 in UCR No.130-2021 passed by the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Phillaur, District Jalandhar (Annexure P-2) and all subsequent proceedings arising out on the basis of the compromise dated 13.01.2025 (Annexure P-4) are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 20.05.2025 JUDGE hemlata Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HEMLATA 2025.05.22 05:19 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document