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2025 DAILYLAW 59085 (PNJ)

SANJU MEHLA AND OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

CRM-M/27782/2025 · 2025-08-18

N S Shekhawat

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 344 CRM M-27782-2025 Date of Decision:18.08.2025 Sanju Mehla and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present : Mr. Ashu Rana, Advocate for Ms. Pinki Mehla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. B.S. Saroha, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Priya Sahoo, Advocate for respondent No. 2. N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. 1. This is a petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S for quashing of FIR No. 69, dated 26.03.2025, registered under Section 24 of Immigration Act, 143(2), 308(2), 316(2),318(4),351(2),61 of B.NS, Police Station Kaithal City, District Kaithal (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 10.05.2025 (Annexure P-2) AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order CRM M-27782-2025 -2- 2. Vide order dated 20.05.2025 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 (Annexure P-2). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaithal, and got their statements recorded. Report dated 03.06.2025 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. 69, dated 26.03.2025, registered under Section 24 of Immigration Act, 143(2), 308(2), AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order CRM M-27782-2025 -3- 316(2),318(4),351(2),61 of B.NS, Police Station Kaithal City, District Kaithal (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner. 18.08.2025 (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) amit rana JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order