High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/35200/2024disposed of

Shivam Verma And ANR v. State Of Haryana And Another

2026-03-09Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH 307 (7 cases) Date of decision: 09.03.2026 1.

CRM-M-35200-2024 SHIVAM VERMA AND ANR .... PETITIONER(S)

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STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENT(S) 2.

CRM-M-35222-2024 SHIVAM VERMA AND ANR .... PETITIONER(S)

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STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENT(S) 3.

CRM-M-35247-2024 SHIVAM VERMA AND ANR .... PETITIONER(S)

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STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENT(S) 4.

CRM-M-35317-2024 SHIVAM VERMA AND ANR .... PETITIONER(S)

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STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENT(S) 5.

CRM-M-35321-2024 SHIVAM VERMA AND ANR .... PETITIONER(S)

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STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENT(S) 6.

CRM-M-35363-2024 SHIVAM VERMA AND ANR .... PETITIONER(S)

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STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENT(S) 7.

CRM-M-35374-2024 SHIVAM VERMA AND ANR .... PETITIONER(S)

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

Present:

Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Utkrant Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Ms. Geeta Rani, AAG, Haryana.

(THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in these petitions is for quashing of criminal complaints bearing NACT Nos.1069, 1065, 1070, 1062, 1066, 1073 and 1068 dated 26.09.2018 under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and summoning order dated 17.11.2018 along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom including the orders dated 30.08.2023/26.09.2023, whereby the petitioner No.1 has been declared a proclaimed person, on the basis of a compromise between the petitioners and respondent No.2.

Vide order dated 02.02.2026, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court has already quashed the orders dated 30.08.2023/26.09.2023 (Annexure P-9), whereby the petitioners were declared proclaimed persons.

Vide order dated 02.02.2026, the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise dated 24.05.2019. It is pertinent to mention here that the parties have effected a compromise in all above-mentioned seven cases, with a total settlement amount of Rs.6,50,000/-, the details of which are as under:- Sr.

No.

Case Number Parties Name Cheque No. & Amount Settlement CRM-M-35200-2024 Shivam Verma & another vs. State of Haryana & another Rs.2,50,000/- Cheque No.000359 dated 25.07.2018 CRM-M-35222-2024 Same as above Rs.2,50,000/- Cheque No.000346 dated 14.07.2018 CRM-M-35247-2024 Same as above Rs.2,50,000/- Cheque No.000358 dated 27.07.2018 Lump Sum Amount of Rs.6,50,000/- paid CRM-M-35317-2024 Same as above Rs.2,50,000/- Cheque No.000345 dated 13.07.2018 CRM-M-35321-2024 Same as above Rs.3,00,000/- Cheque No.000347 dated 16.07.2018 CRM-M-35363-2024 Same as above Rs.3,00,000/- Cheque No.000348 dated 18.07.2018 CRM-M-35374-2024 Same as above Rs.2,30,000/- Cheque No.000360 dated 30.07.2018 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 02.02.2026 passed by this Court, the parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Panchkula and as per the report dated 27.02.2026 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 Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Panchkula accompanied by statements of both the parties, the complaints bearing NACT Nos.1069, 1065, 1070, 1062, 1066, 1073 and 1068 dated 26.09.2018 under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and summoning order dated 17.11.2018 along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. Petitions stand disposed of.

A photocopy of this order be placed on the files of the connected cases.

(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE 09.03.2026 Kusum Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No