Murari Lal And Another v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-19502-2025 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-19502-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 06.05.2025 Murari Lal And Another ... Petitioners

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State of Punjab and another .. Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Arun Abrol, Advocate for the petitioners. *** H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral) CRM-15397-2025 This application has been filed for placing on record vernacular affidavit of respondent No.2 namely Brijesh Mittal (Annexure P-3). Allowed as prayed for and affidavit of respondent No.2 namely Brijesh Mittal (Annexure P-3) has been taken on record. Main case:

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-'BNSS') for quashing of FIR No.0072 dated 09.03.2025 under Sections 115(2), 117(2), 351(3) BNS registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Batala and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 18.03.2025 (Annexure P-2).

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Notice of motion.

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CRM-M-19502-2025 (O&M) -23.

Mr. Amandeep Singh Samra, AAG, Punjab
accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. Learned State counsel states that no other FIR has been registered against the petitioners and they have no known criminal antecedents.

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Mr. Parminder Singh-I, Advocate appears and filed their Vakalatnama on behalf of respondent No.2 in the Court today and the same is taken on record. He confirms the factum of the compromise having been effected between the parties and states that respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR in question.

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In that view of the matter, even if this case is taken to its logical conclusion, it would only be an exercise in futility as the parties have already settled their differences. Therefore, no purpose would be served in wasting the time and resources of the State in pursuing this case to its pre-ordained end. It would, therefore, be better to give a quietus to the issue at this stage. 6.

Accordingly, the petition is allowed and FIR No.0072 dated 09.03.2025 under Sections 115(2), 117(2), 351(3) BNS registered at Police Station Civil Lines, Batala and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 18.03.2025 (Annexure P-2) shall stand quashed qua the petitioners.

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Pending applications, if any, shall also be disposed of. (H.S.GREWAL) JUDGE 06.05.2025 renu Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

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