Gurcharan Singh And ORS. v. State Of Punjab And ORS

CRM-M-21901-2025 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-21901-2025 (O&M) Date of decision:19.01.2026 Gurcharan Singh & others ... Petitioners Vs.

State of Punjab & others ... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA.

Present:

Ms. Jasmine Garg, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Durgesh Garg, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. J.S. Thind, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. ...

MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL).

1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-'BNSS') for quashing of a cross case registered vide Rapat No.11 dated 29.06.2015, under Sections 326, 323, 427, 148 and 149 IPC, at Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar Rural in FIR No.97 dated 27.06.2015, registered under Sections 308, 325, 324, 323, 148 and 149 IPC (offence under Section 308 IPC was added lateron), at Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar Rural and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 01.04.2025 (Annexure P-3).

2 .

This Court vide order dated 19.11.2025 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-21901-2025 (O&M) -23.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Judge has submitted report dated 24.12.2025 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 respondents No.2 and 3 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 Rapat No.11 dated 29.06.2015, registered under Sections 326, 323, 427, 148 and 149 IPC, at Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar Rural in FIR No.97 dated 27.06.2015, registered under Sections 308, 325, 324, 323, 148 and 149 IPC (offence under Section 308 IPC was added lateron), at Police Station Ajnala, District Amritsar Rural and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 01.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) are quashed qua the petitioners.

(MANISHA BATRA) 19.01.2026 JUDGE harjeet Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

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