Guru Dayal v. State Of Ut Chandigarh And Another

CRM-M-21668-2026 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-21668-2026 Date of decision:26.05.2025 GURU DAYAL

...Petitioner

Vs.

STATE OF UT CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER ... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA.

Present:

Mr. Nikhil Anand, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sandeep Vashisht, Additional Public Prosecutor, U.T. Chandigarh.

Mr. Aryan Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2. ...

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 FIR No.0030 dated 03.03.2026 registered under Sections 125(A), 281 BNS, at Police Station Sector 34, Chandigarh and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 07.04.2026 (Annexure P-2).

2 .

This Court vide order dated 21.04.2026 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-21668-2026 -23.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chandigarh and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Judge has submitted report dated 16.05.2026 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.0030 dated 03.03.2026 registered under Sections 125(A), 281 BNS (Section 337 and 279 IPC), at Police Station Sector 34, Chandigarh and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 07.04.2026 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioners.

(MANISHA BATRA) 26.05.2025 JUDGE harjeet Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

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