Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/30135/2026 of MUKESH VERMA Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER on 27 July 2026
1- 295 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-30135-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.07.2026 MUKESH VERMA ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Ms. Taanvi Dhul, Advocate for Mr. Lakshay
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-30135-2026 (O&M)
Date of decision: 27.07.2026
MUKESH VERMA
...PETITIONER
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER
...RESPONDENTS
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL
Present:
Ms. Taanvi Dhul, Advocate for
Mr. Lakshay Bector, Advocate
for petitioner.
Mr. Kunwarbir Singh, AAG Punjab.
Mr. Kiranpreet S. Sidhu, Advocate
for respondent No.2.
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SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL J.
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1. Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.262 dated 19.10.2022 under Sections 379, 427, 506 and 34 Indian Penal Code, Police Station Jamalpur, District Ludhiana and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 17.04.2026. Section 379 IPC was deleted and Section 341 IPC was added in the FIR during investigation.
2. On 25.05.2026, this Court directed the parties to appear before learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate for recording of their statements on the basis of compromise.
3. In compliance of the aforesaid order, parties appeared before learned JMIC, Ludhiana on 08.06.2026. Statement of Investigating Officer ASI Jatinder Kumar was recorded on 11.06.2026. Learned JMIC, Ludhiana has submitted her report recording satisfaction that all the parties have entered into a valid compromise without any influence or coercion. Point- wise report as under has been submitted: “1. In the present case, there is only one accused person, namely Mukesh Verma.
2. The accused has not been declared a proclaimed offender in the present case.
3. The compromise arrived at between the parties appears to be genuine, voluntary, and without any coercion, pressure, or undue influence, as borne out from the statements recorded before this Court.
4. The accused is not involved in any other case/FIR except the present one, as per the statement of the Investigating Officer.
5. There is only one complainant/victim in the present FIR, namely Rakesh Kumar son of Shri Nand, as stated by the Investigating Officer.”
4. Learned State counsel and learned counsel for respondent No.2 have not raised any dispute regarding the factum of compromise between petitioner and respondent no.2.
5. Since the matter has been amicably settled between the parties, continuation of the criminal proceedings would be an exercise in futility.
6. Following principles of law laid down by the Full Bench Judgment of this Court in “Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another” 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Hon’ble Supreme Court in
“Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others” (2012) 10 SCC 303, the petition is allowed.
7. FIR No.262 dated 19.10.2022 under Sections 427, 506, 341 and 34 Indian Penal Code, Police Station Jamalpur, District Ludhiana and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, are quashed qua the petitioner.
8. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand disposed of. (SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL) 27.07.2026
JUDGE Sumit Singla Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No