CRM-M-21259-2025 -1- 206 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-21259-2025 Date of Decision:08.07.2025 Prince Sondhi and another …Petitioners vs. State of Punjab and another …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Manmeet Singh Rana, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Ravneet Singh Joshi, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Randeep Singh Waraich, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of FIR No. 95 dated 05.11.2023 registered under Sections 323, 341, 427, 506, 160, 34 of IPC (Section 201 IPC added later on), at Police Station Division No.3, Jalandhar, District Jalandhar (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 15.04.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2. Vide order dated 25.04.2025, 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 15.04.2025 (Annexure P-2). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar and got their statements recor- ded. Report dated 22.05.2025 has been received whereby after recording HEMLATA 2025.07.09 05:48 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-21259-2025 -2- 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. 95 dated 05.11.2023 registered under Sections 323, 341, 427, 506, 160, 34 of IPC (Section 201 IPC added later on), at Police Station Division No.3, Jalandhar, District Jalandhar (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 15.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 08.07.2025 JUDGE hemlata Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HEMLATA 2025.07.09 05:48 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document