CRM-M-25688-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 325 CRM-M-25688-2025 Date of decision: 14.07.2026 POONAM @ JANVI SINGH .... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Pradeep Panwar, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Diya Sodhi, Senior DAG, Haryana. Mr. Neeraj Yadav, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in this petition is for quashing of an FIR No.229 dated 28.05.2024 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 406, 420 of the IPC, 1860 and Section 24 of Immigration Act, 1983 at Police Station Madhuban, District Karnal along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the petitioner and respondent No.2. 2. Vide order dated 08.09.2025 this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise dated 05.02.2025 (Annexure P-2). 3. The Illaqa Magistrate/trial Court was to submit a report in this regard giving certain details as enumerated in the said order. 4. Pursuant to the order dated 08.09.2025 passed by this Court, the parties have appeared before the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal and as per the report dated 03.12.2025 submitted to this Court, both KUSUM 2026.07.15 10:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh CRM-M-25688-2025 2 the parties have got recorded their respective statements in Court. 5. A 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 complaint 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”. 6. In view of the aforesaid report of the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal accompanied by statements of both the parties, the FIR No.229 dated 28.05.2024 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 406, 420 of the IPC, 1860 and Section 24 of Immigration Act, 1983 at Police Station Madhuban, District Karnal along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner. 7. Petition stands disposed of. (JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE 14.07.2026 Kusum Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No KUSUM 2026.07.15 10:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh