Vijay Pal v. State of Haryana and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CRM-M-45610-2025 (O&M); Vijay Pal v. State of Haryana and others; decided 14.01.2026 by Mandeep Pannu J. Petition under Section 528 BNSS for quashing FIR No.145 dated 16.05.2018 (Sections 323, 452, 506 IPC; Section 25 Arms Act, 1959; Police Station Mahesh Nagar, District Ambala) on the basis of compromise dated 05.07.2025; parties failed to appear before trial Court/Judicial Magistrate for recording compromise statements despite directions of 21.08.2025 and extensions granted 04.11.2025 and 18.12.2025; petition dismissed for want of interest by parties. Useful precedent point: quashing on compromise requires parties to substantiate the compromise before the magistrate; failure to cooperate results in dismissal rather than quashing.
What did the court decide?
Since the parties repeatedly failed to appear before the trial Court/Judicial Magistrate for recording their statements on the compromise despite the direction of 21.08.2025 and further opportunities granted on 04.11.2025 and 18.12.2025, the Court concluded that the parties were not interested in pursuing the petition and dismissed it.