Gourav Goyal And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

CRM-M-9616-2025 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 243(i) CRM-M-9616-2025 Date of decision : 11.07.2025 Gourav Goyal and Others ... Petitioners

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State of Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Manvir Singh Toor, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. V.K.Pujara, Advocate for Mr. Chandan Singh Rana, Advocate for the respondents. *** H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral) 1.

Prayer in the present petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 is for quashing of FIR No.205 dated 08.10.2021, registered under Sections 365 and 149 IPC at Police Station City Jagraon, District Ludhiana (Rural), report dated 30.06.2022 under Section 173 CrPC, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-6).

2.

This Court vide order dated 20.02.2025 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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Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jagraon and got their statements Renu Rawat 2025.07.12 15:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-9616-2025 -2recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has submitted the report dated 07.03.2025 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 the respondent 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 and FIR No.205 dated 08.10.2021, registered under Sections 365 and 149 IPC at Police Station City Jagraon, District Ludhiana (Rural), report dated 30.06.2022 under Section 173 CrPC and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-6) are quashed qua the petitioners. (H.S.GREWAL) JUDGE 11.07.2025 renu Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No Renu Rawat 2025.07.12 15:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document