IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 04.02.2025 JATINDER PAL BAWA ...PETITIONER Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT Present: Mr. Onkar Rai, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Deepinder Singh Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. B.S. Thakur, Advocate for respondent No.2.

N. S. SHEKHAWAT , J. (Oral)

1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of an FIR No.0067 dated 20.05.2023 under Sections 380, 447, 427, 34, 506 & 120-B of IPC (offence under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 of IPC were added later on) registered at Police Station Sarabha Nagar, District Ludhiana therefrom on the basis of compromise/affidavit dated 16.05.2024 (Annexure P-2).

2. Vide order dated 24.05.2024, while issuing notice of motion, a co-ordinate Bench of this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise dated 16.05.2024 (Annexure P-2).

3. Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the learned Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, Ludhiana and got their statements recorded. Report d