IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 28.01.2026 VISHAL KUMAR ......Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Hemant Hans, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Brijesh Sharma, AAG, Haryana.

Ms. Avneet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Sahil Garg, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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KIRTI SINGH , J. (ORAL)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for quashing of FIR No. 343 dated 29.07.2025, under Sections 351(3) and 64(2)(m) of BNS (lateron Sections 115(2), 190 and 191(3) of BNS deleted), registered at Police Station Pinjore, District Panchkula (Annexure P-1) and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of the compromise dated

06.12.2025 (Annexure P-3).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and respondent No. 2 were in a consensual relationship and had mutually decided to marry; however, the family of respondent No. 2 opposed the relationship and attempted to solemnize her marriage elsewhere against her wishes. As a result, both parties left their homes and solemnized their marriage on 19