IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 324 CRM-M-40966-2025 Date of Decision: 08.09.2025 Siddharth Bansal ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA **** Present: Mr. Kanwar Inder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Durgesh Garg, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Gurbir Singh Sidhu, Advocate for respondent No.2. MANISHA BATRA , J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS for quashing of FIR No.132 dated 01.06.2025 registered under Sections 420 of IPC,1860, at Police Station Canal Colony, District Bathinda and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 24.06.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2. This Court vide order dated 31.07.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the compromise. 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bathinda and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has submitted report dated 03.09.2025 to the effect that the NISHA 2025.09.08 19.17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-40966-2025 -2- compromise has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence. 4. Learned State counsel as well as counsel for respondent No.2 have not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties. 5. In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. 6. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No.132 dated 01.06.2025 registered under Sections 420 of IPC,1860, at Police Station Canal Colony, District Bathinda and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 24.06.2025 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioner. (MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE September 08, 2025 Nisha-1 Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No NISHA 2025.09.08 19.17 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document