IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 318 CRM-M-12525-2025 Date of decision: 06.05.2025 Manpreet Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present : Mr. Nirmaljeet Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gautam Thapar, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. Ajay Singh Pundir, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.56 dated 06.08.2024 lodged under Sections 117(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 registered at Police Station Phool, District Bathinda and all consequential proceedings arising out of the same, on the basis of compromise 08.08.2024 (Annexure P-2) arrived at, between the parties. 2. Vide order dated 06.03.2025 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 04.04.2025 to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them. 3. Report has since been received from learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Phul, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the report compromise VINAY 2025.05.06 16:26 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CRM-M-12525-2025 -2- 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 has also made statement to the effect that he would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioner is quashed. 4. The Trial Court has annexed copies of statements of the parties alongwith its report. 5. Learned State counsel too submits that there is no other accused other than the petitioner and respondent No.2 is the only aggrieved person in the FIR in question. 6. In view of the report of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Phul and the principles laid down by Hon'ble the Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. 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 petitioner. 7. Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. 06.05.2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Vinay JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VINAY 2025.05.06 16:26 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment