Sajandeep Singh And ORS v. State Of Punjab And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH Decided on :19.05.2026 Sajandeep Singh and Others ....Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and Others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH
Present:
Mr. Surinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.
Mr. Jasdeep Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab.
Mr. Lovish Rattan, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 4.
**** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1.
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 03.10.2025 (P-2), effected between the parties. DETAILS OF CRIMINAL CASE:- FIR No.
Date Section(s) Police Station 30.08.2025 115(2), 117(2), 118(2), 191(3), 190 of BNS Gharinda, District Amritsar
2.
Vide order dated 12.12.2025, 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. 3.
Report has since been received from learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar 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(s) 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 accusedpetitioners is quashed. 4.
The trial Court has annexed the statements of the parties in original, along with its report. The relevant part of the said report is reproduced herebelow:
Sr.
No.
Description 1.
Total number of persons found involved as accused in the dispute/FIR Five accused 2.
Number of complainant/victim(s) One complainant and one injured 3.
Whether all the accused and complainant/victims are party to compromise & signed the same 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;
No complainant/accused has been left out in the petition and all have been arrayed as party in the petition.
Or His/her statement is till to be recorded, in compliance to the direction of this Court, details of such person 5.
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 6.
Report of the Court whether compromise is genuine, voluntary, and without any coercion or undue influence 7.
Any other aspect relevant to the present case.
Nothing worth noticing reported 5.
Learned State counsel too submits that there were total five accused persons out of them the present petitioners are now facing the trial and the private respondents are the only aggrieved persons in the FIR in question.
6.
In view of the report of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar, and the principles laid down by Hon'ble the Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the instant petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed.
7.
Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. 8.
Petition stands disposed of.
(SANJAY VASHISTH) 19.05.2026 JUDGE Preeti S.
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