Sher Singh @ Sonu And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

CRM-M-42536-2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-42536-2023 Date of decision: 20.11.2025 SHER SINGH @ SONU AND OTHERS .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

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

Present:

Mr. Shekhar Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Ms. Navreet Kaur Barnala, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. M.S. Hundal, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

**** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in this petition is for quashing of an FIR No.195 dated 20.06.2018 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 326, 324, 323, 452, 506, 148, 149 and 427 of the IPC at Police Station City-1 Khanna, District Ludhiana along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the petitioner and respondent No.2 and 3.

Vide order dated 09.04.2024 this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise dated 08.08.2023 (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 09.04.2024 passed by this Court, the KUSUM 2025.11.21 15:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh

CRM-M-42536-2023 parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Khanna and as per the report dated 09.10.2024 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 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 Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Khanna accompanied by statements of both the parties, the FIR No.195 dated 20.06.2018 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 326, 324, 323, 452, 506, 148, 149 and 427 of the IPC at Police Station City-1 Khanna, District Ludhiana along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. Petition stands disposed of.

(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE 20.11.2025 Kusum Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No KUSUM 2025.11.21 15:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document PHHC Chandigarh