CRM-M-38996-2024 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM-M-38996-2024 Date of Decision:-29.07.2024 Shashi BhushanThakur @ Shashi Bhushan & Ors. ......Petitioners. Vs. State of Punjab & Anr. ......Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present:- Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. M.S. Toor, AAG Punjab. Mr. Manoj R. Sharma, Advocate for respondent no.2. *** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.(ORAL) The prayer in this petition under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 is for quashing of FIR No.9 dated 18.01.2019 under Sections 509, 120-B IPC and Section 67 of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 registered at P.S. Division No.8, District Police Commissionerate, Jalandhar and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 16.12.2023 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. Vide orders dated 12.08.2024 this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded in terms of certain parameters given in the aforesaid orders dated 12.08.2024 with regard to the compromise dated 16.12.2023 (Annexure P-2). In terms of the orders dated 12.08.2024 passed by this Court parties have appeared before the court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar and as per reports dated 25.09.2024 submitted to this Court, both the parties have got recorded their respective statements in Court. VINAY MAHAJAN 2025.07.30 09:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-38996-2024 #2# Perusal of the aforesaid report would show that the parties have effected a genuine compromise without there being any pressure, coercion or undue influence. In view of the compromise there is a remote possibility of the complainant coming forward to support the prosecution case. The powers under Section 482 Cr.PC can be exercised in such like situation in order to prevent unnecessary vagaries of criminal trial to be faced by the parties, when there are remote chances of conviction of the accused. The compromise in question is found to be fully in consonance with the direction issued by the Court in Kulwinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., 2012(4) RCR (Crl.) 543. In view of the aforesaid reports of the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar accompanied by statements of both the parties, the FIR No.9 dated 18.01.2019 under Sections 509, 120-B IPC and Section 67 of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 registered at P.S. Division No.8, District Police Commissionerate, Jalandhar and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. Petition stands disposed of. ( JASJIT SINGH BEDI ) JUDGE July 29, 2025 Vinay Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No VINAY MAHAJAN 2025.07.30 09:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document