IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 206 CRM M-8034-2025 Date of Decision:18.08.2025 Anant Ram @ Shoka and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present : Ms. Bindu Bala, Advocate with Mr. Vishal Munjal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ravneet Joshi, Deputy A.G., Punjab. Mr. Amandeep Singh, Advocate for respondents No. 2 to 5. N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. 1. This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S for quashing of FIR No. 069, dated 07.10.2016, registered under Sections 323,324,353,148,149 of IPC, Police Station Shahpur Kandi, District Pathankot (Annexure P-1) (Section 353 of IPC added later on) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 27.01.2025 (Annexure P-2.). 2. Vide order dated 13.02.2025 while issuing notice of motion, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order CRM M-8034-2025 -2- 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 learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Pathankot and got their statements recorded. Report dated 13.06.2025 has been received 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. 6. Resultantly, FIR No. 069, dated 07.10.2016, registered under Sections 323,324,353,148,149 of IPC, Police Station Shahpur Kandi, District Pathankot (Annexure P-1) (Section 353 of IPC added later on) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order CRM M-8034-2025 -3- basis of compromise dated 27.01.2025 (Annexure P-2.) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 18.08.2025 (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) amit rana JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order