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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/16323/2025allowed

Jaswinder Singh And ANR v. State Of Punjab And Another

2025-04-25Mr. Justice Harpreet Singh Brar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-16323-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 25.04.2025 Jaswinder Singh and another ....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR

Present:

Mr. Harpreet Puri, Advocate for Mr. H.B.S. Baidwan, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Nitesh Sharma, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Anmoldeep Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral) 1.

This petition has been filed under Section 528 (wrongly mentioned as 482) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking quashing of FIR No.0120 dated 11.06.2019 registered under Sections 406, 420, 120-B IPC at Police Station Phase-I, District S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), and all other subsequent proceedings arising therefrom in view of the compromise/agreement dated 25.02.2025. 2.

The following order was passed on 25.03.2025:- "XX XX XX XX Notice of motion for 25.04.2025.

At this stage, on asking of the Court, Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G., Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1 - State and Mr. Anmoldeep Singh,

Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2 and files Vakalatnama, which is taken on record. Copy of the paper book be supplied to them during the course of day. Service is complete.

In the meanwhile, the parties are directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate within two weeks from today or any other date convenient to the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate, to get their statements recorded regarding compromise and after recording their statements, learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate is directed to send report regarding the genuineness of compromise and also to intimate whether any PO proceedings are pending against any of the party on or before the date fixed i.e. 25.04.2025.

A copy of the order be sent to learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate through fax for compliance." 3.

In compliance of the aforesaid order, a report has been received from the concerned jurisdictional Court that the compromise between the parties is genuine and arrived at without any pressure or coercion from anyone.

4.

In view of the compromise and the ratio of law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Narinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and another, (2014) 6 SCC 466 and Shakuntala Sawhney (Mrs) Vs. Kaushalya (Mrs.) and others (1980) 1 SCC 63 and Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052, this petition is allowed and FIR No.0120 dated 11.06.2019 registered under Sections 406, 420, 120-B IPC at Police

Station Phase-I, District S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) and all other subsequent proceedings arising out of the same are quashed, qua the petitioners. (HARPREET SINGH BRAR) JUDGE 25.04.2025 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No