High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/27647/2025disposed of

Malkeet Singh And Others v. State Of Punjab And Another

2026-02-13Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi2 pages

CRM-M-27647-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-27647-2025 Date of decision: 13.02.2026 MALKEET SINGH AND OTHERS .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

Present:

Ms. Meena, Advocate for Mr. Amit Arora, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. M.S. Toor, AAG Punjab.

Ms. Sukhmanjit Kaur, Advocate for Mr. P.S. Kanwar, Advocate for respondent No.2. (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in this petition is for quashing of an FIR No.0022 dated 01.02.2025 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 61(2) of the BNS, 2023 at Police Station City Tarn Taran, District Tarn Taran along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the petitioners and respondent No.2. Vide order dated 20.05.2025, this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise (Annexure P-2).

The Illaqa Magistrate/trial Court was to submit a report in this regard giving certain details as enumerated in the said order. Pursuant to the order dated 20.05.2025 passed by this Court, the parties have appeared before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tarn KUSUM 2026.02.16 09:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh

CRM-M-27647-2025 Taran and as per the report dated 30.01.2026 submitted to this Court, both the parties have got recorded their respective statements in Court. A perusal of the aforesaid report would show that the parties have effected a genuine compromise without there being any pressure, coercion or undue influence. In view of the compromise there is a remote possibility of the complaint coming forward to support the prosecution case. The powers under Section 482 Cr.PC can be exercised in such like situation in order to prevent unnecessary vagaries of criminal trial to be faced by the parties, when there are remote chances of conviction of the accused. The compromise in question is found to be fully in consonance with the direction issued by the Court in "Kulwinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., 2012(4) RCR (Crl.) 543".

In view of the aforesaid report of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tarn Taran accompanied by statements of both the parties, the FIR No.0022 dated 01.02.2025 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 61(2) of the BNS, 2023 at Police Station City Tarn Taran, District Tarn Taran along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. Petition stands disposed of.

(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE 13.02.2026 Kusum Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No KUSUM 2026.02.16 09:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh