Harpreet Singh And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ANR

In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ......

Criminal Misc. No.M-19387 of 2017 .....

Date of decision:3.8.2017 Harpreet Singh and another .....Petitioners v.

State of Punjab and another .....Respondents ....

Coram:

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Inderjit Singh .....

Present:

Mr. Tarun Vir Singh Lehal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State.

None for the complainant-respondent No.2.

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Inderjit Singh, J.

This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing of FIR No.31 dated 17.4.2017 (Annexure-P.1) registered for the offences under Sections 324 and 326 IPC and (Sections 506 and 34 IPC, which were added later on vide GD Report No.28 dated 1.5.2017) at Police Station Fatehgarh Churian, District Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom in view of the compromise (Annexure-P.3). The FIR has been registered on the statement of complainantMandip Singh alias Mandeep Singh on the allegations that the accusedpetitioners attacked him and inflicted injuries. Now with the intervention of respectable persons, the matter has been amicably compromised between the parties and they have resolved their disputes and differences.

Cr. Misc. No.M-19387 of 2017 [2] Keeping in view the fact that the parties have entered into a compromise, they were directed to appear before learned trial Court for getting their statements recorded in support of the compromise. After doing the needful, learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Batala has sent report dated 6.7.2017 submitting that the compromise arrived at between the parties is without any pressure or coercion from any one and the same is genuine one.

Learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from the Investigating Officer admits the factum of compromise and submits that in case the parties have indeed settled their dispute, the State would have no objection to the quashing of the FIR in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties as well as learned State counsel and have gone through the record. In a decision, based on compromise, none of the parties is a loser. Rather, compromise not only brings peace and harmony between the parties to a dispute, but also restores tranquility in the society. After considering the nature of offences allegedly committed and the fact that both the parties have amicably settled their dispute, continuance of criminal prosecution would be an exercise in futility, as the chances of ultimate conviction are bleak.

Therefore, keeping in view the fact that the matter has been amicably settled and in view of the law laid by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Cr.) 543, this

Cr. Misc. No.M-19387 of 2017 [3] petition is allowed and FIR No.31 dated 17.4.2017 (Annexure-P.1) registered for the offences under Sections 324 and 326 IPC and (Sections 506 and 34 IPC, which were added later on vide GD Report No.28 dated 1.5.2017) at Police Station Fatehgarh Churian, District Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising out of the same are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

August 3, 2017.

(Inderjit Singh) Judge *hsp* NOTE:

Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes Whether reportable:

No