CRM-M-13163-2025(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 306 CRM-M-13163-2025(O&M) Date of Decision: 02.04.2025 RANJIT ALIAS RANJEET SINGH AND OTHERS ....Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present : Mr. Balbir Kumar Saini, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Himani Arora, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Nikhil K. Vashishtt, Advocate for respondents no.2 to 5. MANISHA BATRA, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of FIR No.85 dated 26.04.2013 under Sections 323, 324, 325, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC registered at Police Station Sadhaura, District Yamuna Nagar, judgment of conviction and order on quantum of sentence dated 26.03.2019 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sub-Division, Bilaspur in the aforesaid FIR as well as judgment dated 14.02.2025 passed by learned First Appellate Court, Yamuna Nagar at Jagahdari and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 25.02.2025 (Annexure P-4). 2. Status report has been filed by respondent-State. The same is taken on record and be tagged at the appropriate place. Deepak Patwal 2025.04.05 10:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-13163-2025(O&M) 2 3. This Court vide order dated 10.03.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the compromise. 4. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sub-Division Bilaspur and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has submitted report dated 25.03.2025 to the effect that the compromise has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence. 5. Learned State counsel as well as counsel for respondent No.2 to 5 have not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties. 6. In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. 7. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No.85 dated 26.04.2013 under Sections 323, 324, 325, 506 read with Section 34 of IPC registered at Police Station Sadhaura, District Yamuna Nagar, judgment of conviction and order on quantum of sentence dated 26.03.2019 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sub-Division, Deepak Patwal 2025.04.05 10:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-13163-2025(O&M) 3 Bilaspur in the aforesaid FIR as well as judgment dated 14.02.2025 passed by learned First Appellate Court, Yamuna Nagar at Jagahdari and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 25.02.2025 (Annexure P-4) are quashed qua the petitioners. ( MANISHA BATRA ) 02.04.2025 JUDGE Deepak Patwal 1. Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No 2. Whether reportable : Yes/No Deepak Patwal 2025.04.05 10:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document