IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

253-1 Date of decision: 07.04.2026 Bharat Sharma and others ...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS State of Punjab and another ...Respondent(s)

253-2 CRM-M-73339-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision: 07.04.2026 Harjit Kaur and another ...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS State of Punjab and another ...Respondent(s)

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Robin Dutt, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

in CRM-M-73336-2025 and for respondent No.2 in CRM-M-73339-2025.

Mr. Kartar Singh, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

in CRM-M-73339-2025 and for respondent No.2 in CRM-M-73336-2025.

Dr. (Ms.) Savi Nagpal, AAG Punjab.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

Both these petitions filed for quashing of FIR bearing No.202 dated 15.11.2020 registered under Sections 323, 341, 436, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and cross case bearing DDR No.22 dated 02.02.2021 registered under Sections 323, 341, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, both at Police Station Jamalpur, District Ludhiana, along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise deed dated 16.12.2025 (Annexure P-2), are being decided by this common judgment.

2. The FIR in the present case has been registered on the complaint of Harjit Kaur wife of Baljinder Singh, resident of Ramandeep Colony, Mundia Kala, Ludhiana, relevant part of which reads as under:-

“xxxxxxxxx I have been living in the above mentioned house along with my family on rent for about 1 and 1/2 years. On 14- 11-2020 at around 9-00 PM, my husband and nephew Daljit Singh were bursting crackers in the street due to Diwali, when Bharat Sharma, his brother Sanju Sharma and his mother Harpreet Kaur, who lived in our neighborhood, came to us in the street and started abusing us loudly. When I objected, Bharat Sharma, who had a wooden flag in his hand, hit me on my forehead and nose and I fell in the street and Bharat Sharma's brother Sanju Sharma, who had a baseball bat in his hand, hit my husband Baljinder Singh on the right knee and his mother Harpreet Kaur threw bricks at us. Due to which our car, registration number PB-43-c-0066, was also damaged and we tried to escape from the spot but they surrounded us and beat us again. These three beat me and my family a lot. We shouted for help, but they all fled from the spot with baseball bats and sticks, threatening to kill us. My family took me to the Civil Hospital. When we reached the Civil Hospital, Simran Kaur, who lives in my neighborhood, called me and said that your house has caught fire. On which, after getting stitches on her forehead from the Civil Hospital, I came back and saw that the house was on fire and all the belongings were burnt on the road. This fire was also started by Bharat Sharma and his brother Sanju Sharma and his mother Harpreet Kaur. Due to the fire, about Rs. 2 lakh cash, gold tops, 02 gold bangles, a gold bracelet and two rings were found in the suitcase in our house, about 06 tolas in weight, one washing machine, two cupboards, one bed, one fan, two suit cases in which new clothes were also burnt due to which my house suffered a loss of about 06 lakh rupees. Appropriate legal action should be taken against Bharat Sharma, his brother Sanju and his mother Harpreet Kaur.”

3. A cross case bearing DDR No.22 dated 02.02.2021 to the abovesaid FIR was registered on the complaint of Sajan Sharma son of Kamal Sharma, resident of H. No. 01, Street No.01, Ramandeep Colony, Mandia Kalan, near Esher Petrol Pump, 33 Foot Road, Police Station Jamalpur, Ludhiana, the relevant part of which reads as under:-

”….I live with my family at the above address and do a private job. My father died about 7 years ago. Our neighbor is Arun Kumar Property. The dealer has a property house area of 150 square yards, regarding which we had a dispute with Arun Kumar. On 14-11-2020, a woman named Harjit Kaur, who was living on rent in Arun Kumar's house, along with her husband Baljinder Singh and other companions were bursting firec