Chirag And Others v. State Of Haryana And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 02.07.2026 Chirag and others

...Petitioners

Versus

State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT Present :

Mr. Manjit Singh Gahlawat, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Pawan Kumar Gill, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Mohan Singla, Advocate for respondent No. 2.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral) 1.

The instant petition has been filed under Section 582 of B.N.S.S. for quashing of FIR 96 dated 30.07.2019 P.S. Women Bhiwani District Bhiwani under Sections 294, 506 and 509 IPC & (Section 34 IPC added later on & Section 10 POCSO Act, 2012 offence was deleted later on) [Annexure P-1] alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 04.04.2025 (Annexure P-2).

2.

Vide order dated 29.07.2025 while issuing notice of motion, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court had directed the parties to

-2appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the aforesaid compromise. 3.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class and got their statements recorded. Report dated20.08.2025 has been received whereby after recording the statements of the parties, the Court below has shown its satisfaction that the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence.

4.

I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file.

5.

In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court below and considering the offence for which the accused have been charged are not of serious nature, together with the fact that compromise will go a long way in ironing out the differences for betterment of future life of the parties and also in view of the law laid down in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the present petition for quashing the FIR is allowed qua the petitioners.

6.

Resultantly, FIR 96 dated 30.07.2019 P.S. Women Bhiwani District Bhiwani under Sections 294, 506 and 509 IPC & (Section 34 IPC added later on & Section 10 POCSO Act, 2012 offence was deleted later on) [Annexure P-1] alongwith all

-3consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

02.07.2026 (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) amit rana JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking :

Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No