Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/63906/2025 of RAMESH KUMAR AND OTHERS Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER on 27 July 2026
COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-63906-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 27.07.2026 RAMESH KUMAR AND OTHERS ... Petitioner(s) Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Gaurav Singla, Advocate for the petitioner(s).
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-63906-2025 (O&M)
Date of Decision: 27.07.2026
RAMESH KUMAR AND OTHERS
... Petitioner(s)
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER
...Respondent(s)
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI
Present:
Mr. Gaurav Singla, Advocate
for the petitioner(s).
Mr. Athar Ahmed, DAG, Punjab.
Mr. Rishab Gupta, Advocate for
Mr. VPS Mithewal, Advocate
for respondent No.2.
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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral)
The prayer in the present petition under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 is for quashing of the Criminal Case bearing FIR No.237 dated 21.10.2025 under Sections 115(2), 109, 351(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023
registered with PS Patran, District Patiala on the basis of compromise deed dated 27.10.2025.
2.
On 13.11.2025, the following order was passed:- “The present petition has been filed for quashing of an FIR No.237 dated 21.10.2025 under Sections 115(2), 109, 351(2), 3(5) of BNS, 2023 registered at Police Station Patran, District Patiala and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 27.10.2025 (Annexure P-3), entered into between the parties.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in order to live peacefully, parties have entered into
compromise (Annexure P-2), according to which, both the parties have agreed not to proceed further with the FIR in question.
Notice of motion.
Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, AAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1-State. Mr. VPS Mithewal, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2. He does not dispute the above said compromise, which has been arrived at between the parties, according to which, complainant does not wish to press the allegations alleged in the FIR any further.
Keeping in view the above, the parties are directed to appear before the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate for recording their statement with regard to compromise/settlement (Annexure P-2) upto 19.01.2026 by moving an appropriate application or by presenting this order.
The trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate is directed to submit the report on or before the next date of hearing containing the following information in a tabulated form:-.
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1. Number of persons arrayed accused in the FIR;
2. Whether any accused is a proclaimed offender;
3. Whether the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence;
4. Whether the accused persons are involved in any other FIR or not; and
5. The statements of the complainant and all the victims/persons aggrieved shall be recorded by the Trial Court;
6. The Trial Court is also directed to record the statement of the Investigating Officer/any other officer aware of the facts of the case so as to know how many victims/complainants are there in the FIR and whether all the victim/complainant as well as accused are party to the compromise in question. The petitioner shall deposit a cost of Rs.25,000/- collectively with the Punjab State Legal Services Authority-Disaster Relief Fund, Account No.44426937384,
IFSC Code: SBIN0014656, State Bank of India, Sector 68, SAS Nagar on or before the date of recording of their statements and produce the receipt of the same to the Trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate. Adjourned to 16.03.2026.”
3. On 11.03.2026, the following order was passed:- “CRM-9929-2026 The present application has been filed by the applicants- petitioners for modification of the order dated 13.11.2025 passed by this Court. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and the order dated 13.11.2025 is modified to the extent that the applicants/petitioners are directed to deposit the cost of Rs 25,000/- with the Spinal Rehab Centre, Chandigarh Plot No.1, Madhya Marg, Sector 28-A, Chandigarh. On oral request of the parties, the next date of hearing fixed in the main case i.e. 16.03.2026 is advance to today itself and the matter is taken up for hearing. CRM-M-63906-2025 The learned counsel for the petitioner prays for some time for recording the statement of the parties in terms of order dated 13.11.2025. In view of the above, the parties are directed to appear before the Trial Court for recording their statement on 20.04.2026 in terms of the aforesaid order. The Trial court is directed to send its report on or before the next date of hearing i.e. 26.07.2026.
4. Despite the passing of the aforementioned orders, the petitioners have not appeared in support of the compromise.
5. In view of the above, the present petition stands dismissed with the liberty to approach this Court, if and when an appropriate settlement has been arrived at between the parties.
6. All the pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand disposed of.
(JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE July 27, 2026 vishal Whether speaking/reasoned:- Yes/No Whether reportable:- Yes/No