High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/19349/2022disposed of

Gurnam Singh And Bunty Bajma And ORS. v. State Of Punjab And Another

2022-10-18Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRM-M-19349-2022 (O & M) Date of decision: 18.10.2022 Gurman Singh @ Bunty and ors.

...... Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and anr.

...Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

Present:

Mr. Namit Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. Ravinder Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Virkam Vir Sharda, Advocate, for respondents No.2.

***** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The prayer in this petition is for quashing of an FIR No.129 dated 01.07.2017 under Sections 420, 120-B and 506 IPC registered at Police Station Division No.7, Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties.

Vide order dated 09.05.2022 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 09.05.2022 with regard to the compromise (Annexure P-2). In terms of the order dated 09.05.2022 passed by this Court parties have appeared before the court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar and as per his report dated 04.08.2022 submitted to this Court, SUKHPREET KAUR 2022.10.21 14:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document both the parties have got recorded their respective statements in Court.

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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, Jalandhar accompanied by the joint statement of both the parties, the FIR No.129 dated 01.07.2017 under Sections 420, 120-B and 506 IPC registered at Police Station Division No.7, Jalandhar and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner herein.

Petition stands disposed of.

( JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE October 18, 2022 sukhpreet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No SUKHPREET KAUR 2022.10.21 14:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document