IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

254 Date of decision: 05.03.2025 GAURAV KESHAV THROUGH HIS SPO BALDEV RAJ ....Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present : Mr. Deepak Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Punjab.

Ms. Anmol Thakur, Advocate &

Mr. H.S. Rawat, Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4.

KIRTI SINGH . J.(Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.46 dated 19.04.2016, under Sections 498-A and 34 of IPC registered at Police Station City Gurdaspur and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of the compromise dated 19.10.2021 (Annexure P-3).

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and also gone through the case file.

3. Vide this Court’s order dated 03.02.2025, the parties were directed to appear before the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate for recording their statements with regard to the compromise.

4. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, report dated 18.02.2025 has been received from the Chief Judicial Magistrate Gurdaspur. A perusal of the said report reveals that statements of the concerned persons, except r