Jagtar Singh and Ors. Vs State of Punjab and Anr. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Jagtar Singh and Ors. Vs State of Punjab and Anr. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Quashing of the cross-case DDR No.002 dated 27.11.2022 registered at Police Station Doraha in FIR No.136 dated 26.11.2022 (Sections 323, 341, 506, 148, 149, 427 IPC, PS Doraha, District Ludhiana) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, qua the petitioners, on the basis of compromise dated 19.12.2024 (Annexure P-3)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the cross-case registered vide DDR No.002 dated 27.11.2022 at Police Station Doraha arising in FIR No.136 dated 26.11.2022 (Sections 323, 341, 506, 148, 149, 427 IPC, PS Doraha, District Ludhiana), and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, deserve to be quashed qua the petitioners on the basis of compromise dated 19.12.2024.

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Ratio / Principle

On the statements recorded pursuant to this Court's direction, the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Payal reported (report dated 21.05.2026) that the compromise between the parties was effected voluntarily, without coercion or undue influence; neither learned State counsel nor counsel for respondent No.2 disputed the factum of compromise.

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Key takeaways

In view of the voluntary, undisputed compromise, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR.ratio¶¶24 (judgment ¶5)
Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh (2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052), as approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh ((2012) 10 SCC 303), the petition is allowed: the cross-case DDR No.002 dated 27.11.2022 registered at Police Station Doraha in FIR No.136 dated 26.11.2022 (Sections 323, 341, 506, 148, 149, 427 IPC), District Ludhiana, and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 19.12.2024 (Annexure P-3), are quashed qua the petitioners.ratio¶¶24 (judgment ¶6)

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court (Manisha Batra, J.) allowed a criminal miscellaneous petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and quashed the cross-case registered vide DDR No.002 dated 27.11.2022 at Police Station Doraha arising in FIR No.136 dated 26.11.2022 under Sections 323, 341, 506, 148, 149, 427 IPC, Police Station Doraha, District Ludhiana, together with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, qua the petitioners, on the basis of compromise dated 19.12.2024 (Annexure P-3). Pursuant to this Court's direction, statements were recorded before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Payal, whose report dated 21.05.2026 affirmed that the compromise was effected voluntarily, without coercion or undue influence; the factum of compromise was not disputed by learned State counsel or counsel for respondent No.2. Holding that no useful purpose would be served by continuing the trial, the Court followed the Full Bench principles in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, as approved by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab, (2012) 10 SCC 303, and allowed the petition.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M- 5281-2025 Date of decision:27.05.2025

JAGTAR SINGH AND ORS

...Petitioners

Vs.

STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR

... Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA.

Present: Mr. Inderjit Singh Chawla, Advocate for the applicant/petitioners.

Mr. Durgesh Garg, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Monti Goyal, Advocate for respondent No.2.

MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL).

The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-‘BNSS’) for quashing of cross case registered vide DDR No.002, dated 27.11.2022, registered at Police Station Doraha in FIR No.136 dated 26.11.2022 registered under Sections 323, 341, 506, 148, 149, 427 of IPC, at Police Station Doraha, District Ludhiana, and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 19.12.2024 (Annexure P-3).

2 . This Court vide order dated 04.05.2026 had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the

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compromise.

Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Payal and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Judge has submitted report dated 21.05.2026 to the effect that the compromise has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence.

Learned State counsel as well as counsel for respondent No.2 have not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties.

In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. 6. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303 , this petition is allowed and DDR No.002, dated 27.11.2022, registered at Police Station Doraha in FIR No.136 dated 26.11.2022 registered under Sections 323, 341, 506, 148, 149, 427 of IPC, at Police Station Doraha, District Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 19.12.2024 (Annexure P-3) are quashed qua the petitioners.

(MANISHA BATRA) JUDGE

27.05.2025 harjeet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No

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