Sewa Singh Alias Juj And ORS v. State Of Punjab And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-3256-2025 Date of decision: April 3rd, 2025 Sewa Singh alias Juj and others .....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and another .....Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Piyush Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Navdeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Aanand Kr. Maurya, Advocate for Mr. J.S. Grewal, Advocate for respondent No.2.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.37 dated 27.03.2018 under Sections 382, 506 of the IPC registered at Police Station Kulgari, District Ferozepur, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 26.11.2024 (Annexure P-2).

2.

On the last date of hearing, the learned State counsel had been directed to verify the authenticity of the submissions made by the counsel for the petitioners that although they were facing trial in a number of criminal cases, however, they had been acquitted in all of them. Learned State counsel, on instructions from Inspector Gurmeet Singh, has not disputed the submissions made by the counsel for the petitioners qua their acquittal in all the criminal cases, which had PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.04.04 10:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-3256-2025 -2been registered against them.

3.

Report has since been received from learned trial Court, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the report compromise has indeed been effected between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the complainant has also made statement to the effect that he would have no objection if the FIR qua the accusedpetitioners is quashed. 4.

The trial Court has annexed the copies of the statements of the parties, along with its report.

5.

In view of the report of the learned trial Court, and the principles laid down by Hon'ble the Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the instant petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed.

6.

Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. April 3rd, 2025 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2025.04.04 10:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh