JUDGMENT :

SUVIR SEHGAL, J.

1. The Court has been convened through video conferencing due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2. The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of the FIR No. 187 dated 25.05.2019 (Annexure P-1), registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, at Police Station City Barnala, District Barnala, Punjab, on the basis of compromise dated 13.06.2019 (Annexure P-2), arrived at between the parties, alongwith all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom.

3. Vide order dated 21.12.2020, the parties were directed to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Court to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise and a report was called for from the Court.

4. After recording the statements of the accused-petitioners and complainant-respondent No. 2, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barnala has submitted the report, relevant extract of which is as under:-

“Statement of ASI Hardeep Singh No. 283/GRP has also been recorded who stated that Ms. Almac Laser Private Limited Regd. Office BEI Compound 78 Channi Road, Vadodara, Vadodara City, Gujarat, India, Ankur Rajendra Desai, Kishor Rajput, Patel Sureshbh