Kamalkant Narang And Others v. State Of Haryana And Others

CRM-M-18384-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-18384-2025 Date of decision : 31.07.2025 Kamalkant Narang and others ... Petitioners

Versus

State of Haryana and others .. Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Tarundeep Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Parveen Kumar Aggarwal, DAG, Haryana Mr. Najim Khan, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 to 4. *** H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-'BNSS') for quashing of FIR No.78 dated 05.02.2024 under Sections 120-B, 34, 406, 420 of IPC registered at Police Station Old Industrial Panipat District Panipat and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 20.02.2025 (Annexure P-2).

2.

This Court vide order dated 04.04.2025 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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CRM-M-18384-2025 3.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panipat and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has submitted copy of report dated 02.05.2025 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 respondent Nos.2 to 4 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.78 dated 05.02.2024 under Sections 120-B, 34, 406, 420 of IPC registered at Police Station Old Industrial Panipat District Panipat and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 20.02.2025 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioners subject to payment of Rs.5,000/- as costs to be paid to the High Court Civil Dispensary.

(H.S.GREWAL) JUDGE 31.07.2025 renu Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

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