Priyanka Jain and Others v. State of Punjab and Another
Quashing of FIR – Compromise between parties
Case brief
What is this about?
CRM-M-15685-2025 (O&M); Punjab & Haryana High Court; Manisha Batra, J.; Section 528 BNSS 2023; quashing of FIR on compromise/settlement; FIR No.70 dated 19.05.2022; Sections 427, 506, 143, 147, 149 IPC; Police Station Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana; compromise dated 27.01.2025; Magistrate report dated 16.04.2025 on genuineness of compromise; Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab (P&H FB, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052); Gian Singh v. State of Punjab ((2012) 10 SCC 303); FIR and subsequent proceedings quashed qua petitioners; petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of FIR No.70 dated 19.05.2022 under Sections 427, 506, 143, 147, 149 of IPC registered at Police Station Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, qua the petitioners, on the basis of compromise dated 27.01.2025 (Annexure P-2).