Kulwant Singh & ORS v. State Of Punjab & ANR

CRM-M-2615 of 2015 1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH.

CRM-M-2615 of 2015 Date of Decision: March 16, 2015 Kulwant Singh and others ....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and another.

.....Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA

Present:

ASI-Baljinder Singh, P.S.City, Tarn Taran.

Rajan Gupta, J (Oral) Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking quashing of F.I.R No. 184 dated 28.5.2014 registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 452, 354, 34 IPC at Police Station City Tarn Taran and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise.

During the pendency of this petition a compromise has been arrived at between the parties and dispute has been amicably settled. Heard It appears that on 27.1.2015, a direction was issued by this court to record the statements of the parties with regard to validity or otherwise of the compromise. A report has been received from the trial court. Operative part thereof reads thus:- " Thereafter a statement of complainant Ramandeep Kaur d/o Harpal Singh resident of Village Chabhal, Baba Sudhana Gurudwara Baghal Singh Wala, Chabhal, Tarn Taran, Tehsil & District Tarn Taran and

CRM-M-2615 of 2015 2 Mandeep Kaur wife of Manmohan Singh and sister in law of complainant Ramandeep Kaur were recorded to the effect that with the intervention of respectable and relatives of both the parties a compromise have been effected between both the parties. They have no grievance with the accused. They have no objection if the FIR No.184 dated 28.5.2014 registered against the accused may kindly be quashed."

The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served by continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in light of Full Bench judgment of this court reported as Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052.

Resultantly, the present petition is allowed. The F.I.R in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (Rajan Gupta) Judge March 16, 2015 BB