CRM-M/39114/2026 of MANMEET SINGH Vs STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS on 27 August 2026

1. under Sectio Police Statio proceedings 24.06.2026.

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3. learned Judic

THE HIGH COURT OF PUN AT CHANDIGA

T SINGH

VERSUS

PUNJAB AND OTHERS

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAL Mr. Anandeshwar Gautam, Adv for the petitioner. Mr. Bareen Pratap Singh, AAG, Mr. Kirat Pal Dhaliwal, Advoca for respondents No.2 and 3.

*** gh Nagpal, J. (Oral) Petitioner seeks quashing of F ons 281, 125(a) and 125(b) of B on Patara, District Jalandhar arising therefrom, on the On 20.07.2026, this Court direc Court/Illaqa Magistrate for rec mpromise dated 24.06.2026. In compliance of the aforesaid cial Magistrate, First Class, Jalan

NJAB AND HARYANA ARH CRM-M-39114-2026 Date of decision: 27.08.2026

…PETITIONER

...RESPONDENTS LINI SINGH NAGPAL vocate , Punjab. ate FIR No.0048 dated 27.05.2026 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Rural and all consequential basis of compromise dated cted the parties to appear before cording of their statements with d order, parties appeared before ndhar on 25.08.2026. Statement

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of Investigat 26.08.2026. submitted he into a valid c as under has p f ting Officer ASI Jasvir Singh N Learned Judicial Magistrate er report recording satisfaction t compromise without any influenc been submitted: “1. There is only one accused Manmeet Singh s/o Palwinder before the court and has m compromise.

2. The name of the complainant the Injured/Victim is Harjit Lal a and made their statement in supp

3. As per statement of Investiga there is only one accused nam complainant namely Mangat R Harjit Lal. It was further intima has not been decla offender/proclaimed person in t case and as per the official rec proceedings are pending again further stated by the IO that du additional accused was added deleted, after registration of FIR that trial in the present case h

No.884/Jal was also recorded on , First Class, Jalandhar has that all the parties have entered ce or coercion. Point-wise report d arraigned in the FIR namely r Singh and he has appeared made his statement regarding t is Mangat Rai and the name of and both of them have appeared port of the compromise. ating Officer of the present case, mely Manmeet Singh and one Rai and one Injured/Victim is ated by the IO that the accused ared absconder/proclaimed the present case or in any other cord, no other criminal case or nst the accused person. It was uring investigation, neither any nor any offence was added or R. It was further stated by the IO as not commenced and challan n s d t y d g f d e s d d r r s y r O n JYOTI

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4. factum of c continuation

5. Judgment of and another “Gian Singh petition is all

6. 125(b) of B Jalandhar Ru quashed qua

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has not been presented and inve the accused who has not been de

4. Injured/Aggrieved, complain officer have appeared and ma perusal of the statement of th compromise is genuine, volunta parties.” Learned State counsel has not r compromise. Since the matter of the criminal proceedings wou Following principles of law l this Court in “Kulwinder Singh ” 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 h Versus State of Punjab and o lowed. FIR No.0048 dated 27.05.2026 haratiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, ural and all consequential proc the petitioner, on the basis of co Pending applications, if any, stan

Whether Speaking/Reasoned : Whether Reportable :

estigation is still pending against eclared innocent. nant, accused and investigating ade their statements. From the he parties, it appears that the ary and out of free will of the raised any dispute regarding the has been amicably resolved, uld be an exercise in futility. laid down by the Full Bench h and others Vs. State of Punjab 2 and Hon’ble Supreme Court in others”(2012) 10 SCC 303, the under Sections 281, 125(a) and Police Station Patara, District ceedings arising therefrom, are ompromise dated 24.06.2026. nd disposed of. (SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL) JUDGE

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