Nikhil Kumar v. State of Haryana and Another
Quashing of FIR on compromise – Petition under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; CRM-M-17368 of 2025; Nikhil Kumar v. State of Haryana and another; decided 10.07.2025 by Manisha Batra, J.; quashing of FIR on basis of compromise; Section 528 BNSS; Section 67 Information & Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008; FIR No.550 dated 18.05.2020 PS Ambala City District Ambala; Magistrate report on genuineness of compromise; Kulwinder Singh 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052; Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303; FIR and subsequent proceedings quashed qua petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of FIR No.550, dated 18.05.2020 under Section 67 of the Information & Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, registered at Police Station Ambala City, District Ambala, and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, qua the petitioner, on the basis of compromise dated 20.03.2025 (Annexure P-2). ¶23