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Munish Kumar v. State of Haryana and Anr.

Punjab & Haryana HC8 Apr 2025CRM-M/4081/2025

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What is this about?

CRM-M-4081-2025(O&M); Punjab & Haryana High Court; Namit Kumar, J.; decided 08.04.2025; quashing of FIR on compromise; Section 528 BNSS 2023; Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506 & 34 IPC; Section 173 Cr.P.C.; matrimonial dispute; genuineness of compromise verified by CJM Sirsa; precedents: Gian Singh, Narinder Singh, Kulwinder Singh (FB), Sube Singh (DB); FIR quashed qua petitioner only.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of FIR No. 411 dated 23.06.2023 registered under Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506 & 34 of IPC at Police Station City Sirsa, the final report dated 27.09.2023 under Section 173 of Cr.P.C., the order dated 22.01.2024 framing charges under Sections 323, 406, 498-A & 506 of IPC, and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of the compromise, qua the petitioner only. ¶41

Munish Kumar Vs State of Haryana and Anr. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the FIR No. 411 dated 23.06.2023, the final report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. and the order framing charges can be quashed on the basis of the compromise dated 14.01.2025 between the parties, in a petition under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. +1 more

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Court's answer

The instant petition is allowed: the FIR No. 411 dated 23.06.2023, the final report dated 27.09.2023 under Section 173 Cr.P.C., the order dated 22.01.2024 framing charges, and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed on the basis of the compromise, qua the petitioner only.

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Ratio / Principle

Since the compromise was arrived at with the intervention of respectables and family members and the parties decided to keep harmony and live peacefully in future, it would be in the interest of justice that the parties are allowed to compromise the matter.

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Key takeaways

Acting on the report received from the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sirsa, with statements of the parties, the compromise was taken as genuine, with no undue influence or coercion from any side.ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab and Haryana High Court (Namit Kumar, J.) allowed a petition under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking quashing of FIR No. 411 dated 23.06.2023 (registered under Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506 & 34 of IPC at Police Station City Sirsa), the final report dated 27.09.2023 under Section 173 of Cr.P.C., and the order dated 22.01.2024 framing charges under Sections 323, 406, 498-A & 506 of IPC, together with all consequential proceedings, on the basis of a compromise dated 14.01.2025 (Annexure P-1) between the parties. On the court's direction, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sirsa recorded the parties' statements and reported the compromise genuine, with no undue influence or coercion. Reliance was placed on the Full Bench ruling in Kulwinder Singh and the Division Bench ruling in Sube Singh that compounding can be allowed even for non-compoundable offences, and on the Supreme Court's Gian Singh and Narinder Singh tests for exercise of inherent quashing power in matrimonial/family disputes settled between the parties; the FIR, final report, charge-framing order and consequential proceedings were quashed qua the petitioner only.

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CRM-M-4081-2025(O&M)

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IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M-4081-2025(O&M) Date of Decision: 08.04.2025

Munish Kumar

…. . Petitioner

VERSUS

The State of Haryana & anr.

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.. .. Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

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Present: Mr. Ashwani Antil, Advocate for Mr. Rahul Vats, Advocate, for the petitioner.

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Mr. R.S. Chauhan, AAG, Haryana. Mr. B.S. Saroha, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL)

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The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of FIR No.411 dated 23.06.2023, registered under Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506 & 34 of IPC at Police Station City Sirsa; final report dated 27.09.2023 under Section 173 of Cr.P.C. filed under Sections 323, 406, 498-A & 506 of IPC and order dated 22.01.2024 framing charges under Sections 323, 406, 498-A & 506 of IPC and all other subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 14.01.2025 (Annexure P-1) executed between the parties.

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Learned counsel for the parties submit that the present FIR may be quashed as the parties have amicably settled the dispute.

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Monika Verma 2025.04.09 09:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment chandigarh

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CRM-M-4081-2025(O&M)

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During the course of preliminary hearing, the trial Court was directed to record the statements of all the concerned parties, with regard to the genuineness and validity of the compromise by this Court.

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In compliance thereof, report dated 10.02.2025 from learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sirsa, has been received through learned District and Sessions Judge, Sirsa, with statements of the parties, in which, it has been mentioned that the compromise is genuine and there was no undue influence or coercion from any side.

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The Hon'ble Full Bench of this Court in case Kulwinder Singh vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in case Sube Singh and another vs. State of Haryana and another, 2013(4) RCR (Criminal) 102 observed that compounding of offence can be allowed even after conviction, during proceedings of the appeal against conviction pending in Sessions Court and in cases involving non-compoundable offence.

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An identical question came to be decided by Hon'ble Supreme Court in case Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and another, 2012(4) RCR (Criminal) 543 . Having interpreted the relevant provisions, it was ruled as under:-

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“57. The position that emerges from the above discussion can be summarised thus: the power of the High Court in quashing a criminal proceeding or FIR or complaint in exercise of its inherent jurisdiction is distinct and different from the power given to a criminal court for compounding the offences under Section 320 of the Code. Inherent

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Monika Verma 2025.04.09 09:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment chandigarh

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CRM-M-4081-2025(O&M)

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power is of wide plenitude with no statutory limitation but it has to be exercised in accord with the guideline engrafted in such power viz; (i) to secure the ends of justice or (ii) to prevent abuse of the process of any Court. In what cases power to quash the criminal proceeding or complaint or F.I.R. may be exercised where the offender and victim have settled their dispute would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case and no category can be prescribed. However, before exercise of such power, the High Court must have due regard to the nature and gravity of the crime. Heinous and serious offences of mental depravity or offences like murder, rape, dacoity, etc. cannot be fittingly quashed even though the victim or victim's family and the offender have settled the dispute. Such offences are not private in nature and have serious impact on society. Similarly, any compromise between the victim and offender in relation to the offences under special statutes like Prevention of Corruption Act or the offences for any basis for quashing criminal proceedings involving such offences. But the criminal cases having overwhelmingly and pre-dominatingly civil flavour stand on different footing for the purposes of quashing, particularly the offences arising from commercial, financial, mercantile, civil, partnership or such like transactions or the offences arising out of matrimony relating to dowry etc. or the family disputes where the wrong is basically private or personnel in nature and the parties have resolved their entire dispute. In this category of cases, High Court may quash criminal proceedings if in its view, because of the compromise between the offender and victim, the possibility of conviction is remote and bleak and continuation of criminal case would put

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Monika Verma 2025.04.09 09:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment chandigarh

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accused to great oppression and prejudice and extreme injustice would be caused to him by not quashing the criminal case despite full and complete settlement and compromise with the victim. In other words, the High Court must consider whether it would be unfair or contrary to the interest of justice to continue with the criminal proceeding or continuation of the criminal proceeding would tantamount to abuse of process of law despite settlement and compromise between the victim and wrongdoer and whether to secure the ends of justice, it is appropriate that criminal case is put to an end and if the answer to the above question(s) is in affirmative, the High Court shall be well within its jurisdiction to quash the criminal proceeding.”

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The same view has been reiterated by the Apex Court in case

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Narinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2014(2) RCR

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(Criminal) 482 .

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Having regard to the contentions of learned counsel for the parties and the fact that both the parties to the litigation have entered into compromise and on that basis, the present petition under Section 528 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed for quashing the present FIR. The compromise has been arrived at with the intervention of the respectables and family members and the parties have decided to keep harmony between them and to live peacefully in future. Hence, it would be in the interest of justice that parties are allowed to compromise the matter. Moreover, learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that, in view of the

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Monika Verma 2025.04.09 09:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment chandigarh

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CRM-M-4081-2025(O&M)

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settlement of disputes between the parties, the present petition deserves to be accepted in this context.

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In view of above, the instant petition is allowed. Consequently, the impugned FIR No. 411 dated 23.06.2023, registered under Sections 323, 406, 498-A, 506 & 34 of IPC at Police Station City Sirsa; final report dated 27.09.2023 under Section 173 of Cr.P.C. filed under Sections 323, 406, 498A & 506 of IPC and order dated 22.01.2024 framing charges under Sections 323, 406, 498-A & 506 of IPC and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed, on the basis of compromise, qua the petitioner only.

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08.04.2025		(N	AMIT KUMAR)
monika			JUDGE
	Whether speaking/reasoned	: Yes/No
	Whether reportable	: Yes/No

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Monika Verma 2025.04.09 09:19 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment chandigarh

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