Jagjeet Singh v. State Of Haryana And Another

CRM-M-64512-2025 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 307-2 CRM-M-64512-2025 (O&M) Date of decision:23.01.2026 Jagjeet Singh ... Petitioner Vs.

State of Haryana & another ... Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA.

Present:

Mr. DPS Bajwa, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sunny Namdev, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Rahul Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2. ...

MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL).

1.

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-'BNSS') for quashing of FIR No.0121, dated 21.02.2025, registered under Sections 10 and 24 of the Immigration Act and Sections 316(2), 318(4), 351(3) of the BNS, at Police Station City Yamuna Nagar, District Yamuna Nagar and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 25.02.2025 (Annexure P-2).

2 .

This Court vide order dated 11.12.2025 had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the compromise.

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CRM-M-64512-2025 (O&M) -23.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Judge has submitted report dated 06.01.2026 (which is annexed with the connected case bearing CRM-M-19379-2025) 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 counsel for respondent No.2 have not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties. 5.

In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. 6.

Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No.0121, dated 21.02.2025, registered under Sections 10 and 24 of the Immigration Act and Sections 316(2), 318(4), 351(3) of the BNS, at Police Station City Yamuna Nagar, District Yamuna Nagar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 25.02.2025 (Annexure P-2) are quashed qua the petitioner.

(MANISHA BATRA) 23.01.2026 JUDGE harjeet Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

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