Punjab and Haryana High Court
CRM-M/8936/2026 of LAKHWINDER SINGH AND OTHERS Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS on 9 July 2026
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 286 CRM-M-8936-2026 Date of Decision : July 09, 2026 LAKHWINDER SINGH AND OTHERS .....Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. GREWAL Present : Ms. Payal, Advocate for Mr. Rajat Dogra, Advocate for
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-8936-2026
Date of Decision : July 09, 2026
LAKHWINDER SINGH AND OTHERS
.....Petitioners
VERSUS
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. GREWAL
Present :
Ms. Payal, Advocate for
Mr. Rajat Dogra, Advocate for the petitioners.
Mr. K.D.Sachdeva, DAG, Punjab.
Ms. Tejal Jangra, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 8.
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H.S. GREWAL, J. (Oral)
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1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing of FIR No. 507 dated 13.10.2025 under Sections 333, 115(2), 351(2), 126(2), 324(4), 190, 191(3), 151 of BNS and Section 3 of SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered at Police Station Goindwal Sahib, District Tarn Taran and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexures P-2).
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that with the intervention of the respectables of the Society, the matter has indeed been compromised between the parties. He has referred to a copy of the compromise deed in this regard at Annexures P-2.
3. This Court vide orders dated 30.04.2026 had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the compromise.
4. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran and CRM-M-8936-2026
got their statements recorded. A copy of report dated 20.05.2026 has been submitted to the effect that the compromise has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence.
5. Learned State counsel as well as the counsel for respondents No.2 to 8 have not disputed the factum of compromise between the parties.
6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record.
7. In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR.
8. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No. 507 dated 13.10.2025 under Sections 333, 115(2), 351(2), 126(2), 324(4), 190, 191(3), 151 of BNS and Section 3 of SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered at Police Station Goindwal Sahib, District Tarn Taran on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom qua the petitioners are hereby quashed.
(H.S. GREWAL) July 09, 2026
JUDGE ajaysharma Whether speaking/reasoned. : Yes/No Whether Reportable. :
Yes/No
AJAY KUMAR 2026.07.10 16:13 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment Chandigarh