CRM-M-18703-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 300 CRM-M-18703-2025 Date of Decision: 22.05.2025 RAMAN KUMAR ALIAS BABLU AND OTHERS ...PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT Present: Mr. Kuldip Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. M.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Rakesh Kumar, 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.46 dated 13.03.2023, under Sections 379-B, 308, 323, 341, 148, 149, 506 of IPC, registered at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/affidavit dated 10.03.2025 (Annexure P-2). VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.23 16:17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order CRM-M-18703-2025 2. Vide order dated 07.04.2025, 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 10.03.2025 (Annexure P-2). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate Sultanpur Lodhi, and got their statements recorded. Report dated 07.05.2025 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.46 dated 13.03.2023, under Sections 379-B, 308, 323, 341, 148, 149, 506 of IPC, registered at VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.23 16:17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order CRM-M-18703-2025 Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 22.05.2025 (N. S. SHEKHAWAT) vipin JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No VIPIN KUMAR 2025.05.23 16:17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order