High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/38220/2025disposed of

Hitesh Kalota v. State Of Haryana And Others

2025-11-10Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi2 pages

CRM-M-38220-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-38220-2025 Date of decision: 10.11.2025 HITESH KALOTA .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

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

Present:

Mr. Ashutosh Bilves, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Vipul Sherwal, AAG Haryana.

Mr. Mayank Vashishth, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

**** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in this petition is for quashing of an FIR No.0547 dated 12.12.2024 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 324(4), 281, 125 (a) of BNS at Police Station Chandimandir (Panchkula), Haryana along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the petitioner and respondents. Vide order dated 21.07.2025 this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise dated 06.05.2025 (Annexure P2). 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 21.07.2025 passed by this Court, the parties have appeared before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panchkula and as per the report dated 01.09.2025 submitted KUSUM 2025.11.11 16:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh

CRM-M-38220-2025 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panchkula accompanied by statements of both the parties, the FIR No.0547 dated 12.12.2024 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 324(4), 281, 125 (a) of BNS at Police Station Chandimandir (Panchkula), Haryana along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner. Petition stands disposed of.

(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE 10.11.2025 Kusum Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No KUSUM 2025.11.11 16:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh