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2025 DAILYLAW 47586 (PNJ)

RITESH AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

CRM-M/20837/2025 · 2025-07-14

Manjari Nehru Kaul

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324. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT Ritesh and another State of Har CORAM: Present: MANJARI NEHRU KAUL 1. dated 11.08.2023 147 and 149 IPC deleted and Section 34 IPC added lateron), Police Station all subsequent compromise parties. 2. directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate to get IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM Date of decision: Ritesh and another Versus State of Haryana and another HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Mr. Sagar Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Karan Sharma, DAG, Haryana Mr. Arishdeep Mraad, Advocate, for responden ----- MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition is for quashing of 11.08.2023, under Sections 147, 149, 308, 323, 506 of IPC 147 and 149 IPC deleted and Section 34 IPC added lateron), Police Station Sector 13/17, Panipat, District Panipat subsequent proceedings arising out of the same, on the basis of compromise dated 07.04.2025 (Annexure P Vide order dated 06.05.2025 directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate to get IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-20837-2025 Date of decision: 14.07.2025 .... Petitioners .... Respondents HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Sagar Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Karan Sharma, DAG, Haryana, for respondent No.1. , Advocate, for respondent No.2. is for quashing of FIR No.321, 147, 149, 308, 323, 506 of IPC (Sections 147 and 149 IPC deleted and Section 34 IPC added lateron), registered at Sector 13/17, Panipat, District Panipat (Annexure P-1) and proceedings arising out of the same, on the basis of (Annexure P-2) arrived at, between the of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate to get , (Sections ed at and proceedings arising out of the same, on the basis of between the , the parties were SANJEEV KUMAR 2025.07.15 09:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-20837-2025 - 2 - their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them. 3. Report has since been received from learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panipat, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the report, compromise has indeed been effected between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the complainant has also made statement to the effect that he would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioners is quashed. 4. The Trial Court has annexed the copies of statements of the parties, alongwith its report. 5. Reply by way of an affidavit dated 12.07.2025 of Rajbir Singh, HPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police, City, Panipat, on behalf of respondent No.1-State, has been filed in Court today, which is taken on record. 6. Learned State counsel too submits that there are no other accused other than the petitioner and respondent No.2 is the only aggrieved person in the FIR in question. 7. In view of the report of learned trial Court and the principles laid down by Hon’ble the Apex Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another, SANJEEV KUMAR 2025.07.15 09:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-20837-2025 - 3 - 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the instant petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed qua petitioners. 8. Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) JUDGE July 14, 2025 sanjeev Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No SANJEEV KUMAR 2025.07.15 09:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document