IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 338 CRM-M-49361-2023 Date of decision: April 22nd, 2025 Baljeet Kaur and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL Present: None for the petitioners. Mr. Shiva Khurmi, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. None for respondent No.2. MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.14 dated 25.06.2019 under Sections 420, 120-B of the IPC registered at Police Station NRI Jalandhar City, District Police Commissionerate Jalandhar, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 20.03.2023 (Annexure P-3). 2. Vide order dated 08.08.2024 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them. 3. Report has since been received from learned trial Court in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the report compromise has indeed been effected PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.04.22 14:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh CRM-M-49361-2023 -2- between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the complainant has also made statement to the effect that he would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused- petitioners is quashed. 4. The trial Court has annexed the statements of the parties in original, along with its report. 5. Learned State counsel too submits that there are no other accused other than the petitioners and respondent No.2 is the only aggrieved person in the FIR in question. 6. In view of the report of the learned trial Court and the principles laid down by Hon’ble the Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the instant petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed. 7. Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. April 22nd, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.04.22 14:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh