IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

125+231 Date of decision: 05.09.2025 NARAYAN @ NITIN AND OTHERS .........Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present: Ms. Nirmala Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Krishan Kanha, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Vivek Chauhan, Addl. A.G. Haryana.

Mr. Kshitiz Goel, Advocate for respondent No.2 (Through Video Conferencing).

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ. J.(Oral)

CRM-28893-2025 Application is allowed as prayed for and Annexures P-4 and P-5 are taken on record.

CRM-M-12811-2025 The petitioners have approached this Court seeking quashing of FIR No.382 dated 30.09.2021 registered under Sections 147, 149, 323, 452 and 506 of IPC at Police Station Ballabhgarh Sadar, District Faridabad and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 28.01.2025 (Annexure P-2) effected between the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that aforesaid FIR was a result of some mis-understanding arising out of a matrimonial dispute. However, with the intervention of the respectables from both the sides, the matter has been settled and amicably resolved. It is further submitted that the compromise amongst the parties was effected on account of free will and without any pressure and coercion.

3. Pursuant to the order dated 07.03.2025, report has been received from the Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-Judicial Magistrate First Class, Faridabad vide Memo No. 242 dated 24.03.2025. The relevant extract of the report reads thus:-

"(ii) The Complainant namely Anand Bhardwaj @Anand Kumar and the Accused Persons namely Narayan @ Nitin, Gopal @ Lala, Prechand (@Prem Chand Sharma, Usha Devi @ Usha Sharma, Jagmohan and Anuradha have clearly stated that they have entered into the compromise voluntarily and without any pressure. The Accused Persons and the Complainant were duly identified by their counsels i.e. Sh. Rajat Dular, Advocate for the accused persons and Sh. Dharmender Kumar Bhati, Advocate for the complainant. Their Power of Attornies are also on record. The Aadhar cards of the accused person along-with the complainant have also been placed on record.

(iii) In pursuance of notice, Investigating Officer ASI Gajesh Kumar No. 785, P.S. Saran, Faridabad appeared before the Court on 20.03.2025 and his statement duly recorded.

(iv) In the present case, as per the statement of the concerned Investigation Officer, ASI Gajesh Kumar No. 785, at present posted at. PS Saran, Faridabad that there are seven accused and one complainant in the present case. There are two more victims namely Smt. Komal and Smt.

Lajja Devi in the present case.

(vi) In the present case, as per the statement of the concerned Investigation Officer, ASI Gajesh Kumar No. 785, at present posted at, P.S. Saran, Faridabad, neither any party have been declared proclaimed person nor any PO proceedings is pending against any of the parties.

(vii) As per the statement of concerned Investigation Officer. ASI Gajesh Kumar No. 785, at present posted at, P.S. Saran, Faridabad, no other case is pending against accused Premchand @Prem Chand Sharma and Usha Devi @ Usha Sharma.

That another FIR 365 dated 18.09.2021 under P.S. Sadar Ballabhgarh, Faridabad is also pending against accused Anuradha. That FIR No. 76/2024 under P.S. Sadar Ballabhgarh, Faridabad and FIR No. 469/2021 PS. Sadar Ballabhgarh are also pending against accused Narayan @ Nitin. That another FIR No. 13/2019 under P.S. SGM Nagar is also pending against accused Brijesh Kumar. That FIR No. 76/2024 under P.S. Sadar Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, FIR No. 469/2021 P.S. Sadar Ballabhgarh, FIR No. 143/2024, P.S. Sadar Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, FIR No. 285/2023 P.S. Sadar Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, FIR No. 253/2022 P.S. Sadar Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, FIR No. 104/2024 P.S. Sadar Ballabhgarh, Faridabad and FIR No. 212/2023 P.S. Chhainsa, Faridabad are also pending against accused Gopal @ Lala. That another FIR No. 469 dat