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CRM-M/67118/2025 of RIA MAHAJAN AND OTHERS Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS on 9 July 2026
THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.67118 of 2025 Date of Decision:-09.07.2026 Ria Mahajan and others …..Petitioners. Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL ***** Present:- Mr. Vikas Gupta, Advocate for
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284 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M No.67118 of 2025 Date of Decision:-09.07.2026
Ria Mahajan and others …..Petitioners. Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents.
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL ***** Present:- Mr. Vikas Gupta, Advocate
for the petitioners.
Mr. Ravneet Singh Lekhi, AAG, Punjab.
Ms. Bhavya, Advocate
for respondents No.2 and 3.
VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J. (ORAL)
The prayer in this petition preferred under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘the BNSS’) is for quashing of FIR No.29 dated 22.01.2021 registered under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professional Act, at Police Station Islamabad, District Amritsar, with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise dated 04.09.2025 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the petitioners and respondents No.2 and 3.
2. Vide order dated 01.12.2025, 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 04.09.2025.
3. The Area Magistrate/trial Court was to submit a report in this YAG DUTT 2026.07.10 14:38 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.
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regard giving certain details as enumerated in the said order.
4. Pursuant to the order dated 01.12.2025, the parties appeared before the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Amritsar, and as per the report dated 12.01.2026 submitted to this Court, both the parties got their respective statements recorded in Court.
5. 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 482 Cr.P.C./528 of the 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”.
6. In view of the aforesaid report of the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Amritsar, accompanied by statements of both the parties, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.29 dated 22.01.2021 registered under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professional Act, at Police Station Islamabad, District Amritsar, with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.
(VIKRAM AGGARWAL) July 09, 2026
JUDGE Yag Dutt
Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No
Whether Reportable: Yes/No YAG DUTT 2026.07.10 14:38 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.