Gurbaksh Singh And Others v. State Of Punjab And Another

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-34485-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 10.09.2025 Gurbaksh Singh & Ors.

....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR

Present:

Mr. Varun Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ravneet Singh Lekhi, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** SUKHVINDER KAUR , J. (Oral) The present petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, is for quashing of cross-version/diary No.007 dated 28.05.2025, under Sections 115(2), 190, 191 BNS, registered as a cross version in FIR No.0059 dated 28.05.2025, under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 190, 191 BNS, registered at Police Station Sadiq, District Faridkot, along with all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 05.06.2025 (Annexure P-3).

This Court vide order dated 07.07.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua genuineness of the compromise.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties appeared before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridkot, and got their JYOTI 2025.09.11 15:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document statements recorded. On the basis of statements so recorded, learned

CRM-M-34485-2025 (O&M) Magistrate has submitted his report dated 06.08.2025 and submitted that as per the statement of the parties, the compromise dated 05.06.2025 effected between them appears to be genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence.

Learned State Counsel as well as counsel for respondent No. 2 have not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties. In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR No. 0059 dated 28.05.2025.

Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench Judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, the present petitions is allowed and crossversion/diary No.007 dated 28.05.2025, under Sections 115(2), 190, 191 BNS, registered as a cross version in FIR No.0059 dated 28.05.2025, under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 190, 191 BNS, registered at Police Station Sadiq, District Faridkot, along with all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 05.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) are quashed qua the petitioners.

(SUKHVINDER KAUR) 10.09.2025 JUDGE jyoti3 Whether reasoned/speaking:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No JYOTI 2025.09.11 15:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document