Rajwinder Singh Alias Raja And ANR v. State Of Punjab And Another
CRM-M-28626-2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28626-2025 Date of decision: 21.08.2025 RAJWINDER SINGH ALIAS RAJA AND ANOTHER ....APPLICANTS V/s STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENTS Coram :
Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat
Present:
Mr. Shubham Mirok, Advocate for Mr. Gurjinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioners.
Mr. R.S. Joshi, DAG, Punjab.
Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate for Mr. Sarbjit Singh, Advocate for the respondent No. 2.
***** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1.
The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of FIR No. 92 dated 09.12.2024 registered under Sections 333, 324(4), 324(5), 351(1), 351(3), 303(2), 191(3), 190 of BNS (Section 125 BNS and Sections 25/54/59 of Arms Act added later on), at Police Station Tarsikka, District Amritsar Rural (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise and affidavit dated 05.05.2025 (Annexures P-2 and P3). 2.
Vide order dated 23.05.2025, while issuing notice of motion, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Court for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise and affidavit dated 05.05.2025 (Annexures P-2 and P-3). ANKIT 2025.08.21 17:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CRM-M-28626-2025 3.
Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Baba Bakala Sahib, District Amritsar and got their statements recorded. Report dated 05.06.2025 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.
4.
I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file.
5.
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. 6.
Resultantly, FIR No. 92 dated 09.12.2024 registered under Sections 333, 324(4), 324(5), 351(1), 351(3), 303(2), 191(3), 190 of BNS (Section 125 BNS and Sections 25/54/59 of Arms Act added later on), at Police Station Tarsikka, District Amritsar Rural (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.
(N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 21.08.2025 JUDGE ankit Whether speaking/reasoned :
Yes/No Whether reportable :
Yes/No ANKIT 2025.08.21 17:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document