High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/5175/2020allowed

Balwant Singh And Others v. State Of Punjab And Another

2021-09-10Mr. Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu2 pages

CRM-M-5175 of 2020 (O&M) #1#

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-5175 of 2020 (O&M) Date of Decision: 10.09.2021 Balwant Singh and Ors.

......Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab & Anr.

.....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARINDER SINGH SIDHU

Present:

Mr. Kushagra Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioners. HARINDER SINGH SIDHU, J Crl.M.No.28337 of 2021 Prayer is for preponing the date of hearing.

Notice of the application.

Sh. Sarabjit Singh, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State of Punjab.

Heard.

For the reasons recorded in the application, which is supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed and the matter is taken up for hearing today itself.

Main case Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 69 dated 21.12.2019 under Sections 336,457,380,452,427,506,148,149 IPC and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act registered at P.S Verka, District Police Commissionerate, Amritsar and all other consequential proceedings arising out of the said FIR, as the matter stands amicably settled in terms of compromise deed. Vide order dated 05.02.2020, the parties were directed to MANOJ KUMAR 2021.09.13 09:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-5175 of 2020 (O&M) #2# appear before the trial Court/Area Magistrate on 14.02.2020 for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise. A report dated 02.04.2021 of learned JMIC, Amritsar has been received. As per the report, the parties had appeared before the learned Magistrate and got recorded their statements regarding compromise. Learned Magistrate has stated that he is of the considered view that the compromise between the parties is valid, genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence.

In view thereof, the present petition is allowed. FIR No. 69 dated 21.12.2019 under Sections 336,457,380,452,427,506,148,149 IPC and Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act registered at P.S Verka, District Police Commissionerate, Amritsar along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. September 10, 2021 (Harinder Singh Sidhu) manoj Judge MANOJ KUMAR 2021.09.13 09:46 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document