CRM-M-20240-2025 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. (270) CRM-M-20240-2025 Date of Decision:26.05.2025 NARINDER SINGH .....PETITIONER Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Argued by: Mr. Anand Parmar, Advocate for Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gautam Thapar, DAG, Punjab. Ms. Kashish, Advocate for Ms. Vaishali Thakur, Advocate for respondent No.2. ***** H.S.GREWAL , J.(ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-‘BNSS’) for quashing of FIR No.77 dated 22.03.2023 for offence under Sections 420 and 406 of IPC registered at Police Station Kotwali Kapurthala, District Kapurthala alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 04.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. 2. This Court vide order dated 21.04.2025 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. 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Kapurthala and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has submitted copy of report dated 19.05.2025 to the effect that ANJAL GUPTA 2025.05.27 14:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-20240-2025 [2] the compromise has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence. 4. Learned State counsel as well as counsel for respondent No.2 has not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties. 5. In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. 6. 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.77 dated 22.03.2023 for offence under Sections 420 and 406 of IPC registered at Police Station Kotwali Kapurthala, District Kapurthala, alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 04.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioner. (H.S.GREWAL) JUDGE 26.05.2025 Anjal Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No ANJAL GUPTA 2025.05.27 14:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document