IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-21723-2025 Date of decision: 14.05.2025 KARAN CHANDALIA AND OTHERS ….PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY Present:- Mr. Viren Sibal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Iqbalpreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Harshit Singla, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. **** SANJIV BERRY, J. (ORAL) By way of present petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, petitioners seek quashing of FIR (Annexure P-1) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/affidavit dated 01.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) executed between the parties. Details of the FIR are as follows: FIR No. Dated Sections Police Station 0183 30.08.2024 126, 324, 304 (2), 303 (2), 125, 351 (2), 191 (3), 190 BNS Sadar Ludhiana, District Ludhiana 2. With the intervention of respectables and elderly people of the society, the parties have arrived at a settlement vide compromise/affidavit dated 01.04.2025 (Annexure P-2), which is duly signed by them. The matter was referred to the Court below for recording of statements of the parties and KANIKA 2025.05.19 18:50 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CRM-M-21723-2025 2 to report with respect to genuineness of the compromise arrived at between the parties. Learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, vide report dated 09.05.2025 has apprised this Court that the compromise arrived at between the parties is genuine and without any pressure. A copy of Receipt of costs of Rs. 15,000/- has been placed on record in compliance of the order dated 02.05.2025. 3. Learned counsel for respondents No.2 and 3 admits the factum of compromise having been effected between the parties. 4. In view of the report of the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, and in view of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in “Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and another”, 2012(4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and “Narinder Singh and Others Vs. State of Punjab and Another”, (2014) 6 SCC 466, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose can be served by keeping the criminal proceedings pending, since the respondents have themselves compromised the dispute with the petitioners/ accused persons. 5. In the circumstances, the present petition is allowed. FIR No. 0183 dated 30.08.2024 under Sections 126, 324, 304 (2), 303 (2), 125, 351 (2), 191 (3), 190 BNS, registered at Police Station Sadar Ludhiana, District Ludhiana, Punjab, and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed on the basis of compromise qua the present petitioners. 14.05.2025 (SANJIV BERRY) kanika JUDGE i) Whether speaking/reasoned? Yes/No ii) Whether reportable? Yes/No KANIKA 2025.05.19 18:50 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment