High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/36185/2025disposed of

Veerpal Kaur And Others v. State Of Punjab And Another

2026-02-24Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi2 pages

CRM-M-36185-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-36185-2025 Date of decision: 24.02.2026 VEERPAL KAUR AND OTHERS .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

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

Present:

Mr. Pratham Sethi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Adesh Pal Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Vikas Bishnoi, Advocate for respondent No.2. (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in this petition is for quashing of an FIR No.0026 dated 04.04.2025 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 420, 406 and 120-B of IPC at Police Station Thulliwal, District Barnala along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the petitioner and respondent No.2. Vide order dated 11.07.2025, this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise dated 07.05.2025 (Annexure P-2). 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 11.07.

2025 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, the parties have appeared before the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Barnala and as per the report dated 22.08.2025 submitted to this Court, both KUSUM 2026.02.

CRM-M-36185-2025 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 Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Barnala accompanied by statements of both the parties, the FIR No.0026 dated 04.04.2025 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 420, 406 and 120-B of IPC at Police Station Thulliwal, District Barnala along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. Petition stands disposed of.

(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE 24.02.2026 Kusum Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No KUSUM 2026.02.25 20:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh