316 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 29.01.2026 VIKAS GUPTA AND ORS. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Adesh Pal Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Aazam Khan, Advocate for respondent No.2 to 4.

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RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL)

1. Instant petition has been filed praying for quashing of FIR No.66 dated 21.04.2024 registered under Sections 307, 323, 506, 148, 149 of IPC at Police Station City Gurdaspur, District Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 03.07.2025 (Annexure P-3). 2. The FIR in question was lodged by complainant-respondent No.2 and the investigation commenced thereon. However, with the intervention of respectables, finally the parties arrived at settlement and they resolved their inter se dispute, which is apparent from Annexures P-3. On the basis of the compromise, the petitioners are praying that continuation of these proceedings would be a futile exercise and an abuse of process of the Court and thus, the FIR in question and all the subsequent proceedings arising