Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/27810/2026 of MOHAN LAL AND OTHERS Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER on 3 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 279 CRM-M-27810-2026 Date of Decision: 03.09.2026 Mohan Lal and others …Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Ashu Rana, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-27810-2026
Date of Decision: 03.09.2026
Mohan Lal and others
…Petitioners
V/s State of Punjab and another
…Respondents
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Ashu Rana, Advocate, for the petitioners.
Mr. Jasjit Singh, DAG, Punjab.
Mr. Arvind Thakur, 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.16, dated 14.02.2025 registered at Police Station Morinda, District Ropar, Punjab under Sections 329(2), 62, 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNS’) along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the petitioners and respondent No.2 (Annexure P-2).
2. The report dated 02.06.2026 received from the Court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rupnagar through the office of the District & Sessions Judge, Rupnagar, filed in the Registry, is taken on record.
3. Vide order dated 18.05.2026, a Coordinate Bench 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 regard in terms of the said order. VIKAS CHANDER 2026.09.03 18:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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5. Pursuant to the order dated 18.05.2026, the parties appeared before the Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rupnagar and as per the report dated 02.06.2026 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rupnagar accompanied by statements of both the parties, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.16, dated 14.02.2025 registered at Police Station Morinda, District Ropar, Punjab under Sections 329(2), 62, 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNS’) with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.
(VIKRAM AGGARWAL)
JUDGE September 03, 2026 vcgarg Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable
: Yes/No VIKAS CHANDER 2026.09.03 18:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document