CRM-M-10595-2024 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 327+123 CRM-M-10595-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision: 06.05.2025 VIKRAM RANA AND OTHERS ...PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT Present: Mr. R.D. Rattewal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Ravneet Singh Joshi, Deputy, A.G., Punjab. Mr. Deepak Chaudhary, Advocate for respondent No.2. ***** N. S. SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral) CRM-16837-2025 For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed, subject to just all exceptions. Affidavit of complainant/respondent No.2 is taken on record as Annexure P-5. Main case 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing of an FIR No.172 dated 29.08.2023 under VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.07 15:13 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order CRM-M-10595-2024 (O&M) -2- Sections 323, 324, 326, 427, 148, 149 IPC, registered at Police Station City Phagwara, District Kapurthala (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/affidavit dated 09.01.2024 (Annexure P-2). 2. Vide order dated 16.04.2024, a co-ordinate Bench of 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 09.01.2024 (Annexure P-2). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Phagwara and got their statements recorded. Report dated 10.02.2025 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 VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.07 15:13 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order CRM-M-10595-2024 (O&M) -3- (Criminal) 1052, the present petition for quashing the FIR is allowed qua the petitioners. 6. Resultantly, FIR No.172 dated 29.08.2023 under Sections 323, 324, 326, 427, 148, 149 IPC, registered at Police Station City Phagwara, District Kapurthala (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 06.05.2025 (N. S. SHEKHAWAT) vipin JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.07 15:13 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order