Gurashish Mallhi v. State Of Haryana And Another

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-29218-2025, CRM-29219-2025 in/and CRM-M-35092-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 05.08.2025 Gurashish Mallhi ... Petitioner

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State of Haryana and another ... Respondents CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Pawan Attri, Advocate for the petitioners. *** H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral) CRM-29218-2025 This application has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS for preponement of the main case to some early date of hearing,which is fixed for 03.09.2025.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and the main case is ordered to be taken on Board today itself. CRM-29219-2025 This application has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for placing on record the copy of the original affidavit dated 21.07.2025 of the complainant qua the compromise as Annexure P-4. Allowed as prayed for and copy of the original affidavit dated 21.07.2025 of the complainant qua the compromise as Annexure P-4 is ordered to be taken on record.

-2Main case 1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-'BNSS') for quashing of FIR No. 149 dated 20.11.2024 under Section 67 of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 registered at Police Station Cyber Crime, Kurukshetra, District Kurukshetra (Annexure P-1)and all the criminal proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 28.05.2025 (Annexure P-2).

2.

Notice of motion.

3.

Mr. Tapan Masta, Addl. Advocate General, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. Learned State counsel states that no other FIR has been registered against the petitioners and they have no known criminal antecedents.

4.

Mr. Fateh Saini, Advocate appears and accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 2. He confirms the factum of the compromise having been effected between the parties and states that he has no objection to the quashing of the FIR in question.

5.

In that view of the matter, even if this case is taken to its logical conclusion, it would only be an exercise in futility as the parties have already settled their differences. Therefore, no purpose would be served in wasting the time and resources of the State in pursuing this case to its pre-ordained end. It would, therefore, be better to give a quietus to the issue at this stage. 6.

Accordingly, the petition is allowed and FIR No. 149 dated 20.11.2024 under Section 67 of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 registered at Police Station Cyber Crime, Kurukshetra, District Kurukshetra (Annexure P-1)and all the criminal proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 28.05.2025 (Annexure P-2) shall stand quashed qua the

-3petitioner subject to payment of Rs.5,000/- as costs to be paid to the High Court Legal Services Committee 7.

Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. (H.S.GREWAL) JUDGE 05.08.2025 renu Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No