Surinder Kaur Alias Shinder Kaur Alias Sinder Kaur And ANR v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-21744-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-21744-2025 Date of Decision: 27.11.2025 SURINDER KAUR @ SHINDER KAUR @ SINDER KAUR AND ANR ... PETITIONERS

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Ankit Kharbanda, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jangra, AAG, Haryana Mr. Anirudh Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.2. H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral) 1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-'BNSS') for quashing of FIR No.0233 dated 07.12.2023 under Sections 457,380 and 411 of IPC (wherein Section(s) 457 and 411 of IPC have been added later on and Section 454 of IPC has been deleted later on) registered at Police Station Gate Hakima, District Amritsar and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 01.04.2025(Annexure P-2).

2.

This Court vide order dated 25.04.2025 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.

3.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Amritsar and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has Renu Rawat 2025.12.01 09.21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-21744-2025  submitted copy of report dated 17.05.2025 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 No.2 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.0233 dated 07.12.2023 under Sections 457,380 and 411 of IPC (wherein Section(s) 457 and 411 of IPC have been added later on and Section 454 of IPC has been deleted later on) registered at Police Station Gate Hakima, District Amritsar and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 01.04.2025(Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioners subject to payment of Rs.10,000/- as costs to be paid to the Punjab State Legal Services Authority Disaster Relief Fund bearing Account No. 44426937384 IFSC Code SBIN0014656 Banch Name Sector 68 SAS Nagar, Mohali. (H.S.GREWAL) 27.11.2025 JUDGE renu Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No Renu Rawat 2025.12.01 09.21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document