Raj Kumar @ Raj Singh And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS

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

Criminal Misc. No.M-25207 of 2016 .....

Date of decision:1.6.2017 Raj Kumar alias Raj Singh and another .....Petitioners v.

State of Punjab and others .....Respondents ....

Coram:

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

Present:

Mr. Bir Davinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. V.P.S. Sidhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State.

None for complainant-respondents No.2 and 3.

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Inderjit Singh, J.

This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing of FIR No.81 dated 9.7.2014 (Annexure-P.1) registered for the offences under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC at Police Station Raikot, District Ludhiana (Rural) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom in view of the compromise (Annexure-P.2).

The FIR has been registered on the statement of complainantAmarjit Kaur on the allegations that the accused-petitioners by hatching conspiracy have cheated her. Now with the intervention of respectable persons, the matter has been amicably settled and compromise has been

Cr. Misc. No.M-25207 of 2016 [2] entered into between the parties, therefore, 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, Jagraon has sent report dated 20.5.2017 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 Assistant 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 petitioners 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 petition is allowed and FIR No.81 dated 9.7.2014 (Annexure-P.1) registered

Cr. Misc. No.M-25207 of 2016 [3] for the offences under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC at Police Station Raikot, District Ludhiana (Rural) and all subsequent proceedings arising out of the same are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

June 1, 2017.

(Inderjit Singh) Judge *hsp* NOTE:

Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes Whether reportable:

No