ASHWANI KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR

CRM-M-21117-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 275 CRM-M-21117-2026 Date of decision: 22.05.2026 ASHWANI KUMAR ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Mr. R.S. Manhas, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab. Mr. R.S. Pathania, Advocate for respondent No.2. ***** RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) 1. This is a petition filed under Section 528 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, for quashing of FIR No.24, dated 01.02.2026, under Sections 318(4), 336(2), 340(2) BNS, at PS Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 13.04.2026 (Annexure P-2). 2. This Court vide order dated 05.05.2026 had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa/Duty Magistrate to get their statements recorded and the learned Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the compromise. 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gurdaspur and got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, Judicial Magist