Kavarpal Singh Alias Jugnu And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 02.07.2026 Kavarpal Singh @ Jugnu and others

...Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present :

Mr. A.M. Garg, Advocate for Mr. K.S. Kang, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Amit Rana, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Balraj Singh, Advocate for Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Banga, Advocate for respondents No. 2 to 4.

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

The instant petition has been filed under Section 582 of BNSS for quashing of FIR No. 11 dated 14.01.2013 registered under Sections 458, 323, 324, 427, 148, 149 of IPC registered at Police Station Rajpura City, District Patiala (Annexure P-1) and, subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/settlement dated 20.06.2026 (Annexure P-15).

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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. 4.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Patiala, and got their statements recorded. Report dated 06.06.2026 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. 11 dated 14.01.2013 registered under Sections 458, 323, 324, 427, 148, 149 of IPC registered at Police Station Rajpura City, District Patiala (Annexure P-1) alongwith

-3all 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