Bhawna And Another v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-58875-2025 (O&M) - 1 -

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-58875-2025 (O&M) Decided on : 10.12.2025 BHAWNA AND ANOTHER . . . Petitioners

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STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR PRESENT: Mr. K.V.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate with Ms. Jaspreet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG Punjab.

Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. **** YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR , J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 is for quashing of F.I.R. No.0222 dated 27.10.2023, registered under Sections 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC, at Police Station Navi Baradari, District Jalandhar (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2).

2.

This Court vide order dated 17.10.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the Trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send his/her report qua the genuineness of the compromise.

3.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties had appeared before learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Jalandhar and got their statements VISHAL VARDHAN 2025.12.10 19:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-58875-2025 (O&M) - 2 - recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has submitted report dated 12.11.2025 to the effect that the compromise has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence.

4.

Learned State counsel as well as learned counsel for respondents No.2 & 3 have not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties.

5.

In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served by continuing with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant F.I.R. following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 titled as 'Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another' and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in (2012) 10 SCC 303 titled as 'Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others'. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the F.I.R. No.0222 dated 27.10.2023, registered under Sections 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC, at Police Station Navi Baradari, District Jalandhar, and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed on the basis of compromise, arrived at between the parties. (YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR) JUDGE 10.12.2025 Vishal Vardhan Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether Reportable:

Yes/No VISHAL VARDHAN 2025.12.10 19:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document