Sharanjit Singh And ORS v. State Of Punjab And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 1.

CRM-M No.6676 of 2025 Date of decision: April 3rd, 2025 Sharanjit Singh and others .....Petitioners

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State of Punjab and another .....Respondents 2.

CRM-M No.6734 of 2025 Rashpal Singh and others .....Petitioners

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State of Punjab and another .....Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Ms. Komal Preet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners in CRM-M-6676-2025 for respondents No.2 to 4 in CRM-M-6734-2025. Mr. Deepak Arora, Advocate for the petitioners in CRM-M-6734-2025 for respondent No.2 in CRM-M-6676-2025.

Mr. H.S. Deol, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. MANJARI NEHRU KAUL , J. (ORAL) Prayer in CRM-M-6676-2025 is for quashing of FIR No.67 dated 24.07.2024 under Sections 118(2), 118(1), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 registered at Police Station Rajasansi, District Amritsar Rural and in CRM-M-6734-2025 is for quashing of cross case DDR No.23 dated 31.07.2024 under Sections 118(1), 3(5), 190, 191(3) of the BNS, 2023, registered at Police Station Rajasansi in the aforementioned FIR, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 19.12.2024 (Annexure P-3).

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CRM-M Nos.6676 and 6734 of 2025 2.

Vide order dated 06.02.2025 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 05.03.2025 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 between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the private respondents have also made statement to the effect that they would have no objection if the FIR/DDR qua the accused-petitioners is quashed. 4.

The trial Court has annexed the copies of the statements of the parties, along with its report.

5.

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 petitions are allowed. The aforesaid FIR/DDR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed.

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Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. April 3rd, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

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