CRM-M-47720-2024 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 247 CRM-M-47720-2024 Date of decision : 11.07.2025 Kishan Singh and others ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Umesh Kumar Kanwar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manvir Singh Toor, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Kirpal Singh Adhikari, Advocate, for the respondent No.2. *** H.S. GREWAL, J.(Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-‘BNSS’) for FIR No.74 dated 20.06.2014 under Sections 323, 452, 34, 325 IPC 1860 registered at Police Station Kartarpur, District Jalandhar along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom as per compromise dated 21.06.2024 (Annexure P-3) attested on 21.07.2024. 2. This Court vide order dated 23.09.2024 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Jalandhar, and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has ANIL KUMAR 2025.07.16 09:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-47720-2024 -2- submitted copy of report dated 09.12.2024 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 has 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.74 dated 20.06.2014 under Sections 323, 452, 34, 325 IPC 1860 registered at Police Station Kartarpur, District Jalandhar and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are quashed qua the petitioners on the basis of compromise dated 21.07.2024 (Annexure P-3). (H.S.GREWAL) JUDGE 11.07.2025 anil Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No ANIL KUMAR 2025.07.16 09:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document