CRM-M-33445-2025 - 1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 281 CRM-M-33445-2025 Date of decision: 28.08.2025 SUBASH CHAND AND OTHERS ....Petitioners Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present : Mr. Gourav Rana, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Amish Sharma, AAG, Haryana. Mr. Kunal Gupta, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. SANJAY VASHISTH. J.(Oral) 1. Instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, seeking quashing of the below detailed First Information Report (FIR), and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of the compromise dated 12.06.2025, effected between the parties. DETAILS OF CRIMINAL CASE:- FIR No. Date Section(s) Police Station 229 30.06.2024 148, 149, 323, 324, 427, 506 of IPC Cheeka, Kaithal 2. Vide order dated 01.07.2025, the affected parties were directed to appear before the learned Trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate, for getting their respective statements recorded with regard to the compromise. 3. Report has since been received from learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Guhla, District Kaithal in pursuance to the directions of this Court wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands AMANDEEP GOSAIN 2025.09.01 13:58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment CRM-M-33445-2025 - 2- verified and confirmed. As per the report(s) compromise has indeed been effected between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the private respondents have also made statement to the effect that they would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioners is quashed. 4. The trial Court has annexed the statements of the parties in original, along with its report. The relevant part of the said report is reproduced herebelow: Sr. No. Description 1. Total number of persons found involved as accused in the dispute/FIR 08 2. Number of complainant/victim(s) 02 3. Whether all the accused and complainant / victims are party to compromise & signed the same Yes 4. In case, any affected person(accused or complainant) is left out or not arrayed as party in the quashing petition before High Court, detail whereas; Or His/her statement is till to be recorded, in compliance to the direction of this Court, details of such person No 5. Whether any accused has been declared as a proclaimed offender/person or any such proceedings against him/her have been initiated or pending adjudication No 6. Report of the Court whether compromise is Yes AMANDEEP GOSAIN 2025.09.01 13:58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment CRM-M-33445-2025 - 3- genuine, voluntary, and without any coercion or undue influence 7. Any other aspect relevant to the present case. Nothing worth noticing reported 5. Learned State counsel too submits that there are no other accused other than the petitioner and the private respondents are the only aggrieved person in the FIR in question. 6. In view of the report of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Guhla, District Kaithal, and the principles laid down by Hon’ble the Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the instant petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed. 7. Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below 8. Petition stands disposed of. (SANJAY VASHISTH) 28.08.2025 JUDGE amandeep Whether speaking/reasoned. : Yes/No Whether Reportable. : Yes/No AMANDEEP GOSAIN 2025.09.01 13:58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment