IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 308 CRM-M-44067-2025 (O&M) Date of decision:26.09.2025 Jaimal Singh & another ... Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab & others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA. Present: Mr. Gurpreet Singh Gurna, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Neeraj Poswal, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2. ... MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL). 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-‘BNSS’) for quashing of FIR No.0117, dated 28.05.2025, registered under Sections 420, 120-B IPC and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professionals (Regulation) Act, 2014, at Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar Rural and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 29.07.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2 . This Court vide order dated 13.08.2025 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. NISHA 2025.09.26 17.24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-44067-2025 (O&M) -2- 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Ajanal and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Judge has submitted report dated 12.09.2025 to the effect that the 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.0117, dated 28.05.2025, registered under Sections 420, 120-B IPC and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professionals (Regulation) Act, 2014, at Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar Rural and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 29.07.2025 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioners. (MANISHA BATRA) 26.09.2025 JUDGE Nisha-I Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No NISHA 2025.09.26 17.24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document