AKASH AND ORS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 256 CRM-M-28054-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.05.2026 Akash and others ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS State of Punjab and another ...Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Saksham Malhotra, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Ms. Aiman J. Chishti, AAG Punjab. Ms. Jannat Duhan, Advocate for respondent No.2. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of FIR bearing No.26 dated 09.03.2024 registered under Sections 341, 323, 294, 506, 34 (Section 326 added later on) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, at Police Station Nangal, District Rupnagar, along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of settlement/compromise dated 20.09.2024/02.04.2025 (Annexure P-2/3). 2. The present FIR was registered on the statement of Dharamveer son of Raj Kumar, the same is extracted as under:- “I was going to Main Market Nangal on my Activa No.PB-74-C- 8056. When I reached near the main gate of Government High School, Nangal, then at around 9:30 PM, two motorcycles came from opposite side. Sumit @ Pankaj and his brother Akash were sitting on one motorcycle and Vivek s