Chamkaur Singh & ANR v. State Of Punjab & ORS

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

Criminal Misc. No.M-26703 of 2015 .....

Date of decision:24.9.2015 Chamkaur Singh and another .....Petitioners v.

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

Coram:

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

Present:

Mr. Rajan Singh Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Simsi Dhir Malhotra, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State.

Mr. Umesh Kumar Kanwar, Advocate for 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.19 dated 24.2.2014 (Annexure-P.1) registered for the offence under Section 420 IPC at Police Station Hathur, 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 complainantGurdeep Singh on the allegations that the accused-petitioners by hatching conspiracy have cheated him. Now with intervention of respectable persons, the matter has been amicably settled and compromise has been entered into

Cr. Misc. No.M-26703 of 2015 [2] 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 his report dated 16.9.2015 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 Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, on instructions from the Investigating Officer and learned counsel for complainantrespondents No.2 and 3 admit the factum of compromise and submit 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 Deputy Advocate General, Haryana and learned counsel for complainant-respondents No.2 and 3 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

Cr. Misc. No.M-26703 of 2015 [3] in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Cr.) 543, this petition is allowed and FIR No.19 dated 24.2.2014 (Annexure-P.1) registered for the offence under Section 420 IPC at Police Station Hathur, District Ludhiana (Rural) and all subsequent proceedings arising out of the same are hereby quashed.

September 24, 2015.

(Inderjit Singh) Judge *hsp*