CRM-M-34292-2025(O&M) -1- 133+346 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-28102-2025 in/and CRM-M-34292-2025 Date of Decision:23.07.2025 Dhruv Pathak and others …Petitioners vs. State of Punjab and another …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr. Rohan Gupta, Advocate with Ms. Anjesh Dahiya, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. I.P.S. Sabharwal, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Aakash Deep Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) CRM-28102-2025 1. Application is allowed as prayed for subject to all just exceptions. Annexure P-6 is taken on record. CRM-M-34292-2025 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of FIR No. 160 dated 14.05.2025 registered under Sections 318(4) & 61(2) of BNS, at Police Station City Ferozepur, District Ferozepur (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-3). 2. Vide order dated 04.07.2025, 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-3). HEMLATA 2025.07.25 06:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-34292-2025(O&M) -2- 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ferozepur and got their statements recorded. Report dated 17.07.2025 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. 160 dated 14.05.2025 registered under Sections 318(4) & 61(2) of BNS, at Police Station City Ferozepur, District Ferozepur (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-3) are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 23.07.2025 JUDGE hemlata Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No HEMLATA 2025.07.25 06:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document