IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 348 CRM M-39058-2025 Date of Decision:18.08.2025 Mandeep and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present : Mr. Rajesh Nain, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. B.S. Saroha, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Davinder Kaliraman Advocate for Mr. Nikhil Vats, Advocate for respondents No. 2 and 3. N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. 1. 1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of FIR No. 002 dated 03.01.2024 under Sections 323, 34 and 506 of IPC registered at Police Station Kaithal Sadar, District Kaithal, Haryana (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/settlement agreement dated 17.07.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2. Vide order dated 24.07.2025, while issuing notice of motion, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order CRM M-39058-2025 -2- Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise (Annexure P-2). 3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaithal and got their statements recorded. Report dated 01.08.2025 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. 002 dated 03.01.2024 under Sections 323, 34 and 506 of IPC registered at Police Station Kaithal Sadar, District Kaithal, Haryana (Annexure P-1) alongwith all AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order CRM M-39058-2025 -3- consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner. 18.08.2025 (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) amit rana JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No AMIT RANA 2025.08.20 09:44 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judgement/order