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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/39704/2024disposed of

Abhishek Bhandari v. State Of Haryana And Another

2025-09-08Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi2 pages

CRM-M-39704-2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-39704-2024 Date of decision: 08.09.2025 ABHISHEK BHANDARI .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

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

Present:

Mr. J.S. Cooner, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vipul Sherwal, AAG Haryana.

Mr. Virender Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in this petition is for quashing of an FIR No.0323 dated 04.07.2023 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC at Police Station Baldev Nagar, District Ambala along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the parties.

Vide order dated 20.08.2024 this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise dated 25.04.2024 (Annexure P-2) and 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 20.08.2024 passed by this Court, the parties have appeared before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambala and as per the report dated 10.12.2024 submitted 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 KUSUM 2025.09.10 10:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh

CRM-M-39704-2024 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". There are three accused in the present case, namely, Abhishek Bhandari (petitioner), Himani Sharma and Rajesh Bhandari.

One of the accused - Rajesh Bhandari has already been exonerated which fact has also been admitted by the learned State Counsel. With respect to the accused, Himani Sharma @ Himani Bhandari, the FIR qua her had already been caused by this Court vide order dated 23.04.2024 in CRM-M-59263-2023. In view of the aforesaid report of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambala accompanied by statements of both the parties, the FIR No.0323 dated 04.07.2023 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC at Police Station Baldev Nagar, District Ambala along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner.

Petition stands disposed of.

(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE 08.09.2025 Kusum Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No KUSUM 2025.09.10 10:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh