High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/35809/2017disposed of

Labh Singh And ORS. v. The State Of Punjab And ANR.

2017-10-27Mr. Justice Harminder Singh Madaan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM NO. M-35809 OF 2017 DECIDED ON : 27.10.2017 Labh Singh and ors.

...Petitioners

versus State of Punjab and anr.

...Respondents

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL Present :

Mr. Kulwant Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. Bhupender Beniwal, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Govind Chauhan, Advocate for Mr. Anupam Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.2.

***** ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. (ORAL) The petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR No.118 dated 27.08.2013 under Sections 420/177 IPC registered at Police Station Sidhwan Bet, District Ludhiana Rural (Annexure P-1), on the basis of compromise dated 08.07.2017 (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that FIR is an outcome of a dispute between the parties over a tube-well connection and the matter has now been compromised with the intervention of respectables and the parties want to live in peace and harmony. This Court by the order dated 25.09.2017 had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Court for recording their statements with regard to veracity of the compromise. The Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jagraon, has sent his report dated 04.10.2017, wherein it is stated that in pursuance to the order of this Court, statements of the Sonia Bura 2017.10.31 17:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document chandigarh

CRM-M-35809-2017 -2parties were recorded. As per the statements, compromise has been effected without any pressure, fear or undue influence. The FIR is an outcome of a quarrel between the parties, which has now been resolved.

In view of the law laid down in "Narinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab" 2014 (6) SCC 466, no useful purpose will be served by continuing the criminal proceedings. Therefore, the petition is allowed and FIR No.118 dated 27.08.2013 under Sections 420/177 IPC registered at Police Station Sidhwan Bet, District Ludhiana Rural (Annexure P-1), on the basis of compromise dated 08.07.2017 (Annexure P-2) are hereby quashed qua the petitioners only.

(ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL) JUDGE 27.10.2017 sonia Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No Sonia Bura 2017.10.31 17:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document chandigarh