CRM-M-14266-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 337 CRM-M-14266-2025 Date of Decision: 05.05.2025 KANCHAN DILIP KULKARNI AND ANR ...PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT Present: Mr. Umang Bansal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Ravneet Singh Joshi, Deputy, A.G., Punjab. Ms. Arashdeep Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** N. S. SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of an FIR No.125 dated 27.04.2024 under Sections 406 & 420 of IPC, registered at Police Station Derabassi, District SAS Nagar (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/affidavit dated 28.01.2025 (Annexure P-8). 2. Vide order dated 17.03.2025, while issuing notice of motion, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.06 20:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order CRM-M-14266-2025 Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise dated 28.01.2025 (Annexure P-8). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dera Bassi and got their statements recorded. Report dated 21.04.2025 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. 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.125 dated 27.04.2024 under Sections 406 & 420 of IPC, registered at Police Station Derabassi, District SAS Nagar (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.06 20:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order CRM-M-14266-2025 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 20:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order