Manjeet Singh Bhatia And Another v. State Of Haryana And Others
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 12.05.2026 MANJEET SINGH BHATIA AND ANOTHER
...Petitioners
Versus
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present :
Mr. Mohan Singh Rana, Advocate for the petitioners.
SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (ORAL) Instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, seeking quashing of the below detailed First Information Report (FIR), and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of the compromise dated 10.06.2025 (Annexure P-2), effected between the parties. DETAILS OF CRIMINAL CASE:- FIR No.
Date Section(s) Police Station 10.03.2025 351(2), 333, 3(5), 118(1), 109(1), 115 BNS Faridabad Kotwali, District Faridabad, Haryana.
2.
Injured-Rashmi Chhabra @ Rita (respondent No.2), suffered the following injury in the incident :- "(i) Wound of approx.. 1 cm x 0.5 cm on left sided anterolateral side of neck with sharp margins with active bleeding;
-2- (ii) Hematome on right parieto occipital region."
2.1 With regard to the invoking of Section 307 IPC, by referring the size of injury suffered by injured-Rashmi Chhabra @ Rita, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the injury was though on vital part but it cannot be said to be so serious as to be sufficient to cause death. The sharpcut injury is only 1 cm x 0.5 cm and the said wound has now healed. Therefore, the offence cannot be said to be of such a nature as would be sufficient to cause death. Moreover, it was the dispute between the tenant and the landlord.
3.
Vide order dated 17.09.2025, the affected parties were directed to appear before the learned Trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate, for getting their respective statements recorded with regard to the compromise. 4.
Report dated 13.01.2026 has since been received from learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Faridabad, in pursuance to the directions of this Court wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the report compromise has indeed been effected between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the private respondents have also made statement to the effect that they would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioner is quashed.
5.
The trial Court has annexed the statements of the parties in original, along with its report. The relevant part of the said report is
-3reproduced herein below:
Sr.
No.
Description 1.
Total number of persons found involved as accused in the dispute/FIR Two accused 2.
Number of complainant/victim(s) One complainant 3.
Whether all the accused and complainant / victims are party to compromise & signed the same Yes 4.
In case, any affected person(accused or complainant) is left out or not arrayed as party in the quashing petition before High Court, detail whereas; Or His/her statement is till to be recorded, in compliance to the direction of this Court, details of such person No Whether any accused has been declared as a proclaimed offender/person or any such proceedings against him/her have been initiated or pending adjudication No Report of the Court whether compromise is genuine, voluntary, and without any coercion or undue influence Yes Any other aspect relevant to the present case. N0 ! " # $$ $ $$ # $ %& $ '
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Yes/No Whether reportable:
Yes/No