Bajrang And Others v. State Of Haryana And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 02.07.2026 Bajrang and others

...Petitioners

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State of Haryana and another ... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present :

Mr. Nipun Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Amit Rana, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Nikhil Ghai, Advocate for respondents No. 2 and 3.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral) 1.

The instant petition has been filed under Section 582 of BNSS for quashing of FIR No.0104, dated 01.04.2026 under Sections 115, 127(2), 140(3) and 3(5) of BNS 2023 (Earlier Sections 323, 342, 365 and 34 of IPC 1860), registered at Police Station Pundri, District Kaithal (Annexure P-1), alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 19.04.2026 (Annexure P-2).

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Vide order dated 18.05.2026 while issuing notice of motion, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the aforesaid compromise. 3.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Kaithal and got their statements recorded. Report dated 30.05.2026 has been received whereby after recording the statements of the parties, the Court below has shown its satisfaction that the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence.

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I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file.

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In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court below and considering the offence for which the accused have been charged are not of serious nature, together with the fact that compromise will go a long way in ironing out the differences for betterment of future life of the parties and also in view of the law laid down in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the present petition for quashing the FIR is allowed qua the petitioners.

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Resultantly, FIR No.0104, dated 01.04.2026 under Sections 115, 127(2), 140(3) and 3(5) of BNS 2023 (Earlier Sections

-3323, 342, 365 and 34 of IPC 1860), registered at Police Station Pundri, District Kaithal (Annexure P-1), alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. 02.07.2026 (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) amit rana JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking :

Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No