Shivam Dhawan And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-10041-2025 Date of decision: September 29th, 2025 Shivam Dhawan and others .....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others .....Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Bipan Ghai, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nikhil Ghai and Mr. Johan Singh Dhaliwal, Advocates for the petitioners.

Mr. I.P.S. Sabharwal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. J.S. Lalli, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 6.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) The instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.37 dated 14.05.2024 under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 Of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 registered at Police Station Bassi Pathana, District Fatehgarh Sahib, and the consequential proceedings arising out of the same, on the basis of compromise dated 24.01.2025 arrived at, between the parties.

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Vide order dated 04.08.2025 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 04.09.2025 to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them.

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Report has since been received from learned Duty Magistrate, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.09.29 15:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands

CRM-M-10041-2025 -2verified 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 qua the accused-petitioners is quashed.

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The Duty Magistrate has annexed the copies of the statements of the parties along with its report. 5.

Learned State counsel too submits that there are no other accused other than the petitioners and the private respondents are the only aggrieved persons in the FIR in question. 6.

In view of the report of the learned Duty Magistrate, 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 petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR 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. September 29th, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.09.29 15:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh