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2025 DAILYLAW 45249 (PNJ)

RAJWANT SINGH ALIAS KAKU v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR

CRM-M/19962/2025 · 2025-07-08

N S Shekhawat

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CRM-M-19962-2025 -1- 295 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-19962-2025 Date of Decision:08.07.2025 Rajwant Singh alias Kaku …Petitioner vs. State of Punjab and another …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Lalit Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.M.S.Bajwa, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Shivam Garg, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1. This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S for quashing of FIR No. 89, dated 05.09.2024, registered under Sections 331(6), 115(2), 351(2), 351(3) of B.N.S, Police Station Khanauri, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 05.04.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2. Vide order dated 09.04.2025, 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 05.04.2025 (Annexure P-2). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Moonak and got their statements recorded. Report dated 21.04.2025 has been received whereby after recording the state- ments of the parties, the Court below has shown its satisfaction that the com- promise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence. HEMLATA 2025.07.08 23:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-19962-2025 -2- 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 petitioner. 6. Resultantly, FIR No. 89, dated 05.09.2024, registered under Sections 331(6), 115(2), 351(2), 351(3) of B.N.S, Police Station Khanauri, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 05.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) are hereby quashed qua the petitioner. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 08.07.2025 JUDGE hemlata Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HEMLATA 2025.07.08 23:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document