Surinder Singh and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of criminal FIR on private compromise — petition under S.528 BNSS 2023; FIR No.148 dt. 24.11.2022 u/Ss 323, 324, 34 IPC, PS Anandpur Sahib, Distt. Rupnagar; compromise dt. 06.02.2025 (Annexure P-2); JMIC Sri Anandpur Sahib report dt. 31.07.2025 — compromise voluntary, without coercion or undue influence; State and respondent No.2 did not dispute factum of compromise; followed P&H Full Bench Kulwinder Singh 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052; relied on Gian Singh (2012) 10 SCC 303 (SC); petition allowed; FIR and all subsequent proceedings quashed qua petitioners Surinder Singh and others; decided 04.08.2025 by Sukhvinder Kaur, J.; case CRM-M-22333-2025 (O&M).
What did the court decide?
FIR No.148 dated 24.11.2022 under Sections 323, 324, 34 of IPC, registered at Police Station Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar, and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, quashed qua the petitioners on the basis of compromise dated 06.02.2025 (Annexure P-2).