IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

263 CRM-M-5254-2026 (O&M)

SATPAL SETIYA AND OTHERS ....PETITIONERS V/s STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ....RESPONDENTS Date of decision: 06.03.2026 Date of Uploading: 06.03.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Ashit Malik, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Abhinav Kansal, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Deepak Kumar Grewal, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Gautam 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.628 dated 19.08.2025 under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 61(2), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) of BNS, registered at Police Station Sadar Karnal, District Karnal and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/affidavit dated 23.09.2025/26.01.2026 (Annexure P-4 and P-6), which is stated to have been effected between the parties.

2. On 30.01.2026, the following order was passed:

“This is a petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 for quashing of FIR No.628 dated 19.08.2025 under Sections 316(2) 318(4), 61 (2), 338, 336 (3) and 340 (2) of BNS Act, registered at Police Station Sadar Karnal, District Karnal with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 23.09.2025 (Annexure P-4) and affidavit dated

26.01.2026.

Notice of motion.

On the asking of the Court, Mr. Sushil Bhardwaj, Addl. A.G, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1-State. Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.2 and has filed Power of Attorney, which is taken on record. He admits the factum of compromise entered into between the parties.

List on 10.02.2026.

In the meantime, the parties are directed to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Court on 31.01.2026, for recording of their statements with regard to the compromise. The trial Court is directed to submit a report on or before the next date of hearing containing the following information:-

(i) Number of persons arrayed as accused and victim in the FIR;

(ii) Whether any accused is declared as proclaimed offender?

(iii) Whether the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence?

(iv) Whether the accused persons are involved in any other FIR or not?

(v) Whether compromise is complete or partial?”

3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, report dated 05.02.2026 from Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal has been received, which is taken on record. As per the report, the Trial Court has recorded as follows:-

“a) As per statement of IO, present FIR has been registered against accused persons namely Satpal Setia, Abhishek Setia and Satpal Rinku and there is no other accused in the present FIR. b) As per the statement of IO, challan in the present FIR has been submitted before the ld. trial Court.

c) As per statement of IO, accused persons have not been declared Proclaimed offender.

d) As per statement of IO, there is no other complainant/victim other then Jaspreet Maan in the present FIR.

e) As per statement of IO, following FIRs have been registered against accused Abhishek Setia in different police station:-

i) FIR No. 531/2025, P.S. Sadar, Karnal.

ii) FIR No. 167/2025, P.S. Babain, Kurukshetra. iii) FIR No. 499/2025, P.S. Sector-32/33, Karnal. iv) FIR No. 528/2025, P.S. Sector-32/33, Karnal.

v) FIR No. 74/2025, P.S. Shahzadpur, Ambala.

vi) FIR No. 142/2025, P.S. Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.

vii) FIR No. 765/2016, P.S.Thanesar, Kurukshetra.

viii) FIR No. 105/2019, P.S. Civil Lines, Karnal.

ix) FIR No. 190/2015, P.S. City Pehowa, KUK. x) FIR No. 191/2015, P.S. City Pehowa, KUK.

xi) FIR No. 769/2025, P.S. Sadar, Karnal.

f) As per statement of IO, one more FIR has been registered against accused Satpal Rinku:-

FIR No. 89/2019, P.S. Julka, Patiala, Punjab g) Undersigned recorded statement of the parties with regard to the compromise and on the basis of the statements of the parties and statement of IO, as referred above, undersigned is of the view that the compromise