IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 28.10.2025 PUNEET MAHAJAN ALIAS KUKKI AND OTHERS …. PETITIONERS V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER …. RESPONDENTS CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present : Mr.Manas Bhatia, Advocate for Mr. Vaibhav Narang, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar, DAG, Punjab.

None for respondent No.2.

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SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this petition is for quashing of FIR No.147 dated 14.12.2022 registered under Sections 336, 506, 323 IPC (Sections 25, 27 Arms Act, 1959 deleted vide separate rapat and Section 30/54 of Arms Act, 1959 added) at Police Station Mokhampura, District Police Commisionerate, Amritsar along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 25.07.2025 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties.

2. The above stated FIR was registered on the statement of the complainant/respondent No.2.

3. During the course of preliminary hearing, the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate was directed to record statements of all the concerned parties with regard to genuineness and validity or otherwise of the aforesaid compromise.

5. In compliance thereof, report from the Court of Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, Amritsar along with statements of the parties has been received, in which, it is mentioned that the compromise is genuine and there was no undue influence or coercion from any side.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) and respondent No.2 are ad idem that in view of the settlement effected between the parties, the present petition deserves to be accepted. It has also come on record that the aforesaid compromise is genuine and the parties effected the same without any undue influence or coercion.

7. In view of above, nothing remains to be adjudicated further in the present case. Thus, continuation of the criminal proceedings between the parties would be a futile exercise and sheer wastage of time of the Court and thus, amount to abuse of process of law.

8. For the reasons aforestated and having regard to the law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and Five Judges Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, this petition is allowed and FIR No.147 dated 14.12.2022 registered under Sections 336, 506, 323 IPC (Sections 25, 27 Arms Act, 1959 deleted vide separate rapat and Section 30/54 of Arms Act, 1959 added) at Police Station Mokhampura, District Police Commisionerate, Amritsar and all the subsequent proceedings are hereby quashed qua the petitioners subject to costs of Rs.15,000/- to be deposited by the petitioners in equal proportionate with the Punjab State Legal Services Authority-

Disaster Relief Fund, Account No.44426937384, IFSC Code-

SBIN0014656, State Bank of India, Sector-68, SAS Nagar (Punjab).

9. Receipt regarding deposit of aforesaid cost be produced before Court concerned. It is made clear that if cost is not deposited within one month i.e. upto 28.11.2025, present petition shall be deemed to be dismissed as withdrawn.

(SUBHAS MEHLA)

JUDGE

28.10.2025

Anju

Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No

Whether Reportable : Yes/No