JUGRAJ SINGH AND LALI AND ORS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

CRM-M-25791-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 317 CRM-M-25791-2026 Date of decision: 25.05.2026 JUGRAJ SINGH @ LALI AND ORS ….Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present: Ms. Amandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Avneet Singh, 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.180, dated 02.10.2025, under Sections 115(2), 333, 133, 3(5) BNS (Section 238 BNS added later on), at PS Shri Hargobindpur, District Batala (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 15.04.2026 (Annexure P-2). 2. This Court vide order dated 07.05.2026 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, Batala and got their statements recorded. On