Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/27318/2026 of SARIKA KALRA @ KALRA SARIKA ASHOK Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER on 14 July 2026
-1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH 293 CRM-M-27318-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:14.07.2026 SARIKA KALRA @ KALRA SARIKA ASHOK ...Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL Present: Mr. Kapil Gupta, Advocate
IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT
CHANDIGARH
Date of Decision:14.07.2026
SARIKA KALRA @ KALRA SARIKA ASHOK
...Petitioner
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL
Present:
Mr. Kapil Gupta, Advocate
for the petitioner.
Mr. Kshitij Bharti, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana.
Mr. Sushil Dhull, Advocate
for respondent No. 2.
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SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL, J. (ORAL)
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1. Petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 360 dated 17.05.2025 under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B Indian Penal Code, Police Station Karnal Sadar, District Karnal and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise 24.04.2026.
2. On 14.05.2026, this Court directed the parties to appear before the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate for recording of their statements with regard to compromise.
3. In compliance of the order dated 14.05.2026, parties appeared before learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal on 25.05.2026. Statement of the Investigating Officer, SI Charan Singh No. 909, Karnal PS Sadar, Karnal was recorded on 27.05.2026. Learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal has submitted his report recording satisfaction that all the parties have entered into a valid compromise without any influence or coercion. Relevant portion of the report is reproduced as under: “a) As per statement of IO, present FIR has been registered against accused persons namely Sarika Kalra and Dharambir and during investigation Dharambir was found innocent.
b) As per statement of IO, challan has been submitted before the court qua accused Sarika Kalra.
c) As per statement of IO, accused person has not been declared Proclaimed offender and no criminal case is pending against the accused.
d) Undersigned recorded statement of the parties with regard to the compromise and no on the basis of the statements of the parties and statement of IO, as referred above, undersigned is of the view that the compromise is genuine and not the result of any fraud or misrepresentation, rather is the result of free will of the parties;”
4. Learned State counsel and learned counsel for respondent No. 2 have not raised any dispute regarding the factum of compromise. Since the matter has been amicably resolved, continuation of the criminal proceedings would be an exercise in futility.
5. 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.
6. FIR No. 360 dated 17.05.2025 under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B Indian Penal Code, Police Station Karnal Sadar, District Karnal with all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, is quashed qua the petitioner.
7. Pending CRM(s), if any, are also disposed of accordingly. (SHALINI SINGH NAGPAL) July 14, 2026
JUDGE Ajay Goswami Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No