Ranjit Singh And Others v. State Of Punjab And Another
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 14.10.2025 RANJIT SINGH AND OTHERS ....PETITIONERS V/s STATE OF PUNJAB & ANOTHER ..RESPONDENTS
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present:- Mr. Sohrab Dhanda, Advocate for the petitioners.
Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G., Punjab.
Mr. Amandeep Sharma, Advocate for the respondent No. 2.
***** SUBHAS MEHLA , J. (ORAL) 1.
Prayer in this petition is for quashing of FIR No.0277 dated 08.12.2021 under Sections 452, 323, 427, 506, 148, 149 of IPC registered at Police Station Lopoke, District Amritsar Rural. and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 07.07.2025 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. 2.
The above stated FIR was registered on the statement of the complainant/respondent No.2-Akash.
3.
On notice of motion, respondent No.2 appeared in the Court through his counsel and pleaded that he has no objection if the FIR in this case is quashed on the basis of the aforesaid compromise, which has been effected between the parties.
4.
During the course of preliminary hearing, the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate was directed to record the statements of all the concerned parties
with regard to genuineness and validity or otherwise of the aforesaid compromise.
5.
In compliance thereof, report from the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ajnala along with statements of the parties except P-9 Kulwinder (since deceased) has been received, in which, it is mentioned that the compromise is genuine and there was no undue influence or coercion from any side.
6.
This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties. 7.
Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) and for respondent No.2 are ad idem that in view of the settlement effected between the parties, the present petition deserves to be accepted. It has also come on record that the aforesaid compromise is genuine and the parties effected the same without any undue influence or coercion.
8.
In view of above, nothing remains to be adjudicated further in the present case. Thus, continuation of the criminal proceedings between the parties would be a futile exercise and sheer wastage of time of the Court and thus, amounts to abuse of process of law.
9.
For the reasons afore-stated and having regard to the law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and Five Judges Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, this petition is allowed and FIR No.0277 dated 08.12.2021 under Sections 452, 323, 427, 506, 148, 149 of IPC registered at Police Station Lopoke, District Amritsar Rural and all the subsequent proceedings are hereby quashed qua the petitioners, subject to payment of Rs.25,000/- as cost, to be deposited with Punjab State Legal Services
Authority-Disaster Relief Fund, Account No.44426937384, IFSC CodeSBIN0014656, State Bank of India, Sector-68, SAS Nagar (Punjab). 10.
Receipt regarding deposit of aforesaid cost be produced before the Court concerned. It is made clear that if cost is not deposited within a period of one month i.e. upto 14.11.2025, present petition shall be deemed to be dismissed.
( SUBHAS MEHLA ) 14.10.2025 JUDGE ankit Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No