Mehar Singh v. State Of Punjab And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRM-M-27580-2017 (O & M) Date of decision: 12.07.2022 Mehar Singh ...... Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and anr.

...Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

Present:

Ms. Jigyasa Tanwar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sidakmeet Singh Sandhu, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. D.S. Kaura, Advocate, for respondent No.2-complainant.

***** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in this petition is for the quashing of the FIR No.22 dated 17.06.2011 under Sections 420, 467, 468 IPC registered with Police Station Sanaur, District Patiala and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 09.03.2017 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties.

Vide order dated 01.08.2017 this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded in terms of certain parameters given in the aforesaid order dated 01.08.2017 with regard to the compromise (Annexure P-2). In terms of the order dated 01.08.2017 passed by this Court parties have appeared before the court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Patiala and as per her report dated 31.05.2022 submitted to this Court, both SUKHPREET KAUR 2022.07.13 06:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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the parties have got recorded their respective statements in Court. A perusal of the aforesaid report would show that the parties have effected a genuine compromise without there being any pressure, coercion or undue influence. In view of the compromise there is a remote possibility of the complainant coming forward to support the prosecution case. The powers under Section 482 Cr.PC can be exercised in such like situation in order to prevent unnecessary vagaries of criminal trial to be faced by the parties, when there are remote chances of conviction of the accused. The compromise in question is found to be fully in consonance with the direction issued by the Court in Kulwinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., 2012(4) RCR (Crl.) 543.

In view of the aforesaid report of the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Patiala, accompanied by the joint statement of both the parties, the FIR No. 22 dated 17.06.2011 under Sections 420, 467, 468 IPC registered with Police Station Sanaur, District Patiala and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. Petition stands disposed of.

( JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE July 12, 2022 sukhpreet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No SUKHPREET KAUR 2022.07.13 06:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document