Pawan Kumar And Others v. State Of Haryana And Others
CRM-M-19221-2025 (O&M) -1-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-19221 of 2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 30.04.2025 Pawan Kumar and Others ....PETITIONERS
VERSUS
State of Haryana and Others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. GREWAL
Present:
Ms. Alisha Soni, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Aditya Pal Singla, AAG, Haryana.
Mr. Shalender Mohan Verma, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 and 3. **** H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1.
By way of this petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.591 dated 12.12.2021 for offence punishable under Sections 147, 149, 323, 506 IPC (Section 379-B deleted during investigation) registered at Police Station Palla, District Faridabad on the basis of compromise deed dated 02.04.2025 (Annexure P-2).
2.
Vide order dated 07.04.2025 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 09.04.2025 for getting their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at between them and the Court concerned was further directed to get the statements of the parties recorded qua the compromise so arrived at between them. 3.
Report has since been received from learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Sonia Puri 2025.05.01 18:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Class, Faridabad, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, the factum
CRM-M-19221-2025 (O&M) -2- of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified 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 complainant and the injured have also made statement to the effect that they would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioners is quashed. 4.
The Trial Court has annexed a copy of the statements of the parties so recorded, alongwith its report.
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Learned State counsel also submits that there is no accused person other than the petitioners, and respondent Nos.2 and 3 are the only aggrieved persons in the FIR in question.
6.
In view of the report of the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Faridabad 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 and FIR No.591 dated 12.12.2021 for offence punishable under Sections 147, 149, 323, 506 IPC (Section 379-B deleted during investigation) registered at Police Station Palla, District Faridabad and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed qua petitioners. 7.
Needless to say that the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. (H.S. GREWAL) 30.04.2025 JUDGE Sonia Puri Whether speaking/ reasoned :
Yes/No Whether Reportable :
Yes/No Sonia Puri 2025.05.01 18:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document