CRM-M-13699-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 335 (1) CRM-M-13699-2025 Date of Decision:05.05.2025 REHMAT BATRA AND OTHERS ...PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT Present: Mr. Rahul Bhargava, Advocate with Mr. Aviyit Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Ravneet Singh Joshi, Deputy, A.G., Punjab. Mr. Jatin Kumar, Advocate & Ms. Srishti S. Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Gaurav Datta, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 4. **** N. S. SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing of an FIR No.0050 dated 27.03.2022 under Sections 325, 323, 160, 427, 506, 336, 148, 149 IPC (Sections 307 IPC & Sections 27, 54 , 59 of Arms Act added later on, registered at Police Station Ranjit Avenue, District Police Commissionerate, Amritsar (Annexure P-1) in which offences under Sections 307, 427, VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.06 21:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order CRM-M-13699-2025 506, 148, 149 IPC and Sections 27, 54, 59 of Arms Act has been deleted and supplementary challan dated 13.02.2025 (Annexure P-4) has been presented only for the offences under Sections 160, 323, 34 of IPC alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/affidavit dated 26.07.2023 (Annexure P- 3). 2. Vide order dated 17.03.2025, while issuing notice of motion, 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 26.07.2023 (Annexure P-3). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Amritsar and got their statements recorded. Report dated 04.04.2025 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. Learned counsel for the parties submit that Section 307 IPC and Section 25 of Arms Act were ordered to be deleted in the present case. 5. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file. 6. In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court below and considering the offence for which the accused have been charged VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.06 21:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order CRM-M-13699-2025 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. 7. Resultantly, FIR No.0050 dated 27.03.2022 under Sections 325, 323, 160, 427, 506, 336, 148, 149 IPC (Sections 307 IPC & Sections 27, 54 , 59 of Arms Act added later on, registered at Police Station Ranjit Avenue, District Police Commissionerate, Amritsar (Annexure P-1) in which offences under Sections 307, 427, 506, 148, 149 IPC and Sections 27, 54, 59 of Arms Act has been deleted and supplementary challan dated 13.02.2025 (Annexure P-4) has been presented only for the offences under Sections 160, 323, 34 of IPC alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 05.05.2025. (N. S. SHEKHAWAT) vipin JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.06 21:00 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order