135 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-19879-2025 Date of Decision:04.08.2025 Jaswinder Sharma and Anr. …Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and Anr. …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Barjinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. M.S. Bajwa, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Chetan Kapur, Advocate for Ms. Bhupinder Kaur Bhangu, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr. P.C for quashing of FIR No. 003, dated 04.01.2025, registered under Sections 115(2),118(1),126(2),351, 3(5) of B.N.S and Section 109 of B.N.S added later on, Police Station Lehra, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 21.03.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2. Vide order dated 23.05.2025, 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 21.03.2025 (Annexure P-2). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Moonak and got their statements recorded. Report dated 22.07.2025 has been received whereby after recording the statements of HITESH 2025.08.05 09:25 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document/judgment High Court, Chandigarh CRM-M-19879-2025 -2 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. 003, dated 04.01.2025, registered under Sections 115(2),118(1),126(2),351,3(5) of B.N.S and Section 109 of B.N.S added later on, Police Station Lehra, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 21.03.2025 (Annexure P-2) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 04.08.2025 JUDGE hitesh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HITESH 2025.08.05 09:25 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document/judgment High Court, Chandigarh