SARABJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 254 CRM-M-24326-2024 (O&M). Date of Decision: 19.05.2026. Sarbjit Singh ....Petitioner. VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents. *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH --- Present: Mr. Gursimran Singh Jossan, Advocate for Mr. Amardeep Singh Mann, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manjinder Singh Bhullar, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Sahil Gambhir, Advocate for Mr. Gagan Bajaj, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 7. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) Petitioner-Sarbjit Singh, aged 50 years, has filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.17 dated 16.03.2015 under Sections 304-A and 279 of IPC, registered at Police Station City-II, District Mansa, and judgment of conviction dated 19.04.2017 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mansa, with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of compromise Annexure P-3. 2. Since offence in this case are under Sections 304-A and 279 of IPC and the same endangers the public life due to rash and negligent act, prima facie, in such proceedings, offence cannot be quashed on the basis of compromise. However, the Court concerned would examine the