Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/6763/2025 of RANJIT SINGH AND OTHERS Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS on 21 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 210 CRM-M-6763-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.08.2026 Ranjit Singh and others …Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Ms. Satinder Kaur, Advocate, for the
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Date of Decision: 21.08.2026
Ranjit Singh and others
…Petitioners
V/s State of Punjab and others
…Respondents
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL
Present: Ms. Satinder Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioners
(through video conference).
Mr. Jasjit Singh, DAG, Punjab.
*** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL)
The prayer in this petition is for quashing of FIR No.129, dated 09.12.2029 registered under Sections 324, 323, 506, 148, 149 IPC and (Sections 325, 326 IPC added subsequently) at Police Station Zira, District Ferozepur along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise dated 11.03.2024 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the petitioners and respondents No. 2 to 4.
2. A short reply by way of affidavit of Sh. Jaspal Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sub-Division Zira, District Ferozepur and the report dated 15.07.2026 received from the Court of JMIC, Zira through the office of the District and Sessions Judge, Ferozepur filed in the Registry are taken on record. The Registry is directed to tag the same at an appropriate place on the case file.
3. Vide orders dated 21.03.2025 and 28.04.2026, 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 dated 11.03.2024.
4. The Area Magistrate/trial Court was to submit a report in this regard giving certain details as enumerated in the said order.
5. Pursuant to the orders dated 21.03.2025 and 28.04.2026 passed by this Court, the parties appeared before the JMIC, Zira and as per the report dated 15.07.2026 submitted to this Court, both the parties got their respective statements recorded in Court.
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 528 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 Court in “Kulwinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., 2012(4) RCR (Crl.) 543”.
7. In view of the aforesaid report of the JMIC, Zira accompanied by statements of both the parties, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.129, dated 09.12.2029 registered under Sections 324, 323, 506, 148, 149 IPC and (Sections 325, 326 IPC added subsequently) at Police Station Zira, District Ferozepur along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom is hereby quashed qua the petitioners.
(VIKRAM AGGARWAL)
JUDGE August 21, 2026 vcgarg
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable
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