CRM-M-51545-2025 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 332 CRM-M-51545-2025 (O&M) Date of decision:29.01.2026 Shaksham Kumar & others ... Petitioners Vs. State of Haryana & another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Himani Arora, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Rohit Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Mandeep Nehra, Advocate for respondent No.2. ... Manisha Batra, J. (Oral). 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-‘BNSS’) for quashing of FIR No.0029, dated 22.01.2025, registered under Sections115(2), 118(1), 3(5) and 351(3) of the BNS (offence under Section 118(2) of the BNS was added lateron), at Police Station Kurukshera University, District Kurukshetra and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 07.03.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2 . This Court vide order dated 15.09.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the HARJEET KAUR 2026.01.30 12:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-51545-2025 (O&M) -2- compromise. 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kurukshetra and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has submitted report dated 04.12.2025 to the effect that the compromise has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence. 4. Learned State counsel as well as counsel for respondent No.2 has not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties. 5. In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. 6. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No.0029, dated 22.01.2025, registered under Sections115(2), 118(1), 3(5) and 351(3) of the BNS (offence under Section 118(2) of the BNS was added lateron), at Police Station Kurukshera University, District Kurukshetra and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 07.03.2025 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioners. (MANISHA BATRA) 29.01.2026 JUDGE harjeet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HARJEET KAUR 2026.01.30 12:18 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document