Ankit Surana And ORS v. State Of Haryana And ANR

CRM-M-5317-2021(O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- 5317-2021(O&M) Date of decision:26.05.2025 ANKIT SURANA AND ORS

...Petitioners

Vs.

STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR.

... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA.

Present:

Mr. Rahul Srivastwa, Advocate and Ms. Safia Gupta, Advoate for the petitioners. Mr. Neeraj Poswal, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Rajesh K. Sheoran, 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.624 dated 13.10.2020 registered under Sections 120-B, and 420 IPC at Police Station Sadar Gurugram, District Gurugram, Haryana and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise/settlement dated 18.04.2025 (Annexure P-2). 2 .

This Court vide order dated 28.04.2026 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.

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CRM-M-5317-2021(O&M) -23.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gurugram and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Judge has submitted report dated 20.05.2026 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 andFIR No.624 dated 13.10.2020 registered under Sections 120-B, and 420 IPC at Police Station Sadar Gurugram, District Gurugram, Haryana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/settlement dated 18.04.2025 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioners. (MANISHA BATRA) 26.05.2025 JUDGE harjeet Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

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