Iqbal Singh And Another v. State Of Punjab And Others

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of Decision:- 09.02.2026 Iqbal Singh and another ... Petitioners

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State of Punjab and others ... Respondents

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present:- Ms. Prabhjot Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G., Punjab.

Mr. R.P. Kataria, Advocate, for complainant/respondent No.2.

***** SUBHAS MEHLA , J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this petition is for quashing of FIR No.097 dated 17.05.2025 registered under Sections 123 and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, at Police Station Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda (Annexure P-1) along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 30.09.2025 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. 2.

The above stated FIR was registered on the statement of the complainant/respondent No.2.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the dispute is between husband and wife and now they have settled the matter and are residing together.

( 2 ) 4.

On notice of motion, respondent No.2 appeared 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.

5.

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.

6.

In compliance thereof, report from the Court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Talwandi Sabo, along with statements of the parties has been received, in which, it is mentioned that the compromise is genuine and there was no undue influence or coercion from any side. 7.

This Court has heard learned counsel for the parties. 8.

Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel 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. 9.

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.

10.

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,

( 3 ) 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.097 dated 17.05.2025 registered under Sections 123 and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, at Police Station Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda, and all the subsequent proceedings are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

( SUBHAS MEHLA ) 09.02.2026 JUDGE Geeta Whether speaking /reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No