Manisha And ANR v. State Of Haryana And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 28.02.2025 MANISHA AND ANR ...PETITIONERS

Versus

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT

Present:

Ms. Bhawna Thakur, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Yuwan Singla, Advocate for respondents No.2 & 3.

**** N. S. SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral) 1.

The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, for quashing of an FIR No.206 dated 22.09.2019 under Sections 323, 324, 341, 506 and 34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Julana, District Jind (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/affidavit dated 11.12.2024 (Annexure P-4). 2.

Vide order dated 09.01.2025 while issuing notice of motion, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa

Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise dated 11.12.2024 (Annexure P-4). 3.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Jind and got their statements recorded. Report dated 27.01.2025 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.206 dated 22.09.2019 under Sections 323, 324, 341, 506 and 34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Julana, District Jind (Annexure P-1) alongwith all

consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner.

28.02.2025 (N. S. SHEKHAWAT) vipin JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking :

Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No