Jagsir Singh @ Jagseer Singh and Another Vs State of Punjab and Another — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Jagsir Singh @ Jagseer Singh and Another Vs State of Punjab and Another — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition allowed; FIR No.178, dated 07.10.2025, under Sections 298, 126(2), 115(2), 3(5) BNS registered at Police Station Nathana, District Bathinda (Annexure P-1), and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 02.01.2026 (Annexure P-2) quashed; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, disposed of accordingly.

Issue for consideration

Whether FIR No.178, dated 07.10.2025, under Sections 298, 126(2), 115(2), 3(5) BNS registered at Police Station Nathana, District Bathinda, and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, should be quashed on the basis of the compromise dated 02.01.2026 effected between the parties. +1 more

Court's answer

Since the compromise between the parties was verified as voluntary by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bathinda (report dated 12.03.2026) and was not disputed by learned State counsel or counsel for respondent No.2, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the proceedings before the trial Court; following the principles laid down in Kulwinder Singh (Full Bench, this Court) as approved by the Supreme Court in Gian Singh, the petition is allowed and FIR No.178 dated 07.10.2025 and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed.

Ratio / Principle

On the record of the statements taken before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bathinda (report dated 12.03.2026), this Court accepted that the compromise was effected voluntarily and without coercion or undue influence, noting that neither learned State counsel nor counsel for respondent No.2 disputed the factum of compromise between the parties.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh — CRM-M-6706-2026, decided 02.04.2026 (Rupinderjit Chahal, J.). Petition under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 to quash FIR No.178 dated 07.10.2025 under Sections 298, 126(2), 115(2), 3(5) BNS of Police Station Nathana, District Bathinda, and subsequent proceedings, on the basis of compromise dated 02.01.2026. Vide order dated 23.02.2026 the parties were sent to the Illaqa/Duty Magistrate; the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bathinda reported on 12.03.2026 that the compromise was effected voluntarily, without coercion or undue influence, and neither learned State counsel nor counsel for respondent No.2 disputed it. Following 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, the petition was allowed and the FIR with subsequent proceedings quashed; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of accordingly.

CRM-M-6706-2026 1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM-M-6706-2026 Date of decision: 02.04.2026

JAGSIR SINGH @ JAGSEER SINGH AND ANOTHER

….Petitioners

Versus

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

....Respondents

CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL

Present: M r. Nirmaljeet Singh Sidhu, Ad v ocate f o r the petitioners.

M r. Amit Shukla, DAG, Punjab. M r. Dhruv Kaushik, Advocate f o r respondent No.2.

RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL)

T his is a petition filed under S ection 528 Bharatiya Nagari k Suraksha Sa n hita (BNSS), 2023, for qu a shing of FIR No.178, date d 07.10.2025, u nder Sections 298, 126(2), 1 1 5(2), 3(5) BNS, registered a t Police Statio n Nathana, District Bathinda ( A nnexure P-1) and subsequen t proceedings a rising therefrom on the basis o f compromise dated 02.01.202 6 (Annexure P- 2 ).

T his Court vide order dated 23. 0 2.2026 had directed the partie s to appear bef o re the Illaqa/Duty Magistrate t o get their statements recorde d and the learned Magistrate was directed to se n d its report qua the genuinenes s of the compro m ise.

GURPREET 2026.04.06 14:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document.

CRM-M-6706-2026 2

P ursuant to the aforesaid order, p arties have appeared before th e Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bathinda an d got their statements recorded . On the basis of the statements so recorded, Judicial Magistrate First Class , Bathinda has submitted report dated 12.0 3 .2026 to the effect that th e compromise h as been effected between the parties voluntarily and withou t any coercion o r undue influence.

L earned State counsel as well a s counsel for respondent No. 2 have not disp u ted the factum of compromise b etween the parties. 5. I n view of the above, no usef u l purpose would be served t o continue with the proceedings before the trial C ourt in the instant FIR. 6. F ollowing the principles laid do w n by the Full Bench judgmen t 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 , thi s petition is allowed and FIR N o.178, dated 07.10.2025, unde r Sections 298, 126(2), 115(2), 3(5) BNS, regi s tered at Police Station Nathana , District Bat h inda (Annexure P-1) and s u bsequent proceedings arisin g therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 02.01.2026 (Annexure P-2) ar e quashed.

P ending miscellaneous applicati o n(s), if any, stand(s) dispose d

of, accordingl y

(RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL) 02.04.2026 JUDGE Gurpreet

i) Whether speaking/reasoned? Yes/ N o ii) Whether reportable? Yes/No

GURPREET 2026.04.06 14:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document.