CRM-M/37716/2026 of ROHIT @ MANI AND OTHERS Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER on 10 September 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 269 CRM-M-37716-2026 Date of Decision: 10.09.2026 ROHIT @ MANI AND OTHERS …PETITIONERS V/s STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER …RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Pankaj Bali, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ravneet Singh Lekhi, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Sikandh Mehta, Advocate, for respondent No.2. *** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL) The prayer in this petition preferred under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘the BNSS’), is for quashing of FIR No.154 dated 20.06.2025, registered at Police Station Payal, District Ludhiana under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 351(3), 190, 191(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (for short “BNS”) along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the petitioners and respondents No.2 (Annexure P-2).

2. Status report and the report dated 31.08.2026 received from the Court of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Payal through the office of the District & Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, filed in the Registry, are taken on record.

3. Vide order dated 10.08.2026, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Area Magistrate/trial Court for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise (ibid).

4. The Area Magistrate/trial Court was to submit a report in this POONAM 2026.09.11 17:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

regard in terms of the said order.

5. Pursuant to the order dated 10.08.2026, the parties appeared before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Payal and as per the report dated 31.08.2026 submitted to this Court, both parties got their respective statements recorded.

6. A perusal of the aforesaid report would show that the parties have effected a genuine compromise without there being any pressure, coercion or undue influence. The powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C./528 of the BNSS can be exercised in such like situations in order to prevent unnecessary vagaries of criminal trial to be faced by the parties, when there are remote chances of conviction of the accused. The compromise in question is found to be fully in consonance with the directions issued by the Apex Court in “Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2012(4) RCR (Crl.) 543” and a Five Judges Bench of this Court in “Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052”.

7. In view of the aforesaid report of the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Payal, accompanied by statements of both the parties, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.154 dated 20.06.2025, registered at Police Station Payal District Ludhiana under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 351(3), 190, 191(3) of BNS, 2023, with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

(VIKRAM AGGARWAL)

JUDGE September 10, 2026 Poonam Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No POONAM 2026.09.11 17:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document