IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-46712-2025 (O&M)

BHUSHAN BHARDWAJ ....PETITIONERS V/s STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ....RESPONDENTS Date of decision: 11.12.2025 Date of Uploading:11.12.2025 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Vikas Kuthiala, Advocate for the petitioner (Through VC).

Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Virender Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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SUMEET GOEL , J .

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing of FIR No.0137 dated 05.08.2023 under Sections 406, 420 of IPC, registered at Police Station Mataur, SAS Nagar Punjab and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/settlement dated 18.09.2023 (Annexure P-3), which is stated to have been effected between the parties.

2 On 12.11.2025, the following order was passed:

“Mr. Virender Kumar, Advocate, has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.2 and has filed his vakalatnama in Court today. The same be taken on record.

At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an amicable settlement has been entered into between rival parties. This stand is not refuted by learned counsel fo