292 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-23777-2025 Date of Decision:31.07.2025 Suresh Agrawal and others …Petitioners vs. State of Haryana and Anr. …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Rajesh Lamba, Advocate with Mr. Abhinav Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Parmod Kumar, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Rahul Gugnani, Advocate, for respondent No.2. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S for quashing of FIR No. 259, dated 02.08.2023, registered under Sections 406, 420,120-B of IPC, Police Station Sector-31, District Fatehabad and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 07.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) and affidavit dated 07.04.2025 (Annexure P-3). 2. Vide order dated 05.05.2025, while issuing notice of motion, 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 07.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) and affidavit dated 07.04.2025 (Annexure P-3). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridabad and got their statements HITESH 2025.07.31 17:40 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document/judgment High Court, Chandigarh CRM-M-23777-2025 -2 recorded. Report dated 08.07.2025 has been received whereby after recording 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. 259, dated 02.08.2023, registered under Sections 406, 420,120-B of IPC, Police Station Sector 31, District Fatehabad and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 07.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) and affidavit dated 07.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 31.07.2025 JUDGE hitesh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HITESH 2025.07.31 17:40 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document/judgment High Court, Chandigarh