Hardeep Singh And ANR. v. State Of Punjab And ANR.
CRM-M-41198 of 2014 1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH.
CRM-M-41198 of 2014 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 16, 2015 Hardeep Singh and another ....Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and another.
.....Respondents
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA
Present:
ASI-Mohan Singh, P.S.,Meharban, District Ludhiana. Rajan Gupta, J (Oral) Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking quashing of F.I.R No.24 dated 26.3.2011 registered under Sections 452, 323, 506, 34 IPC at Police Station, Meharban, District Ludhiana 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 3.12.2014, 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:- " The compromise appears to be without any threat, coercion, undue influence and with their own sweet will without any presure from any one. Both the parties i.e complainant and accused have submitted their affidavit
CRM-M-41198 of 2014 2 that no other proceedings is pending between them and no accused is declared proclaimed offender by any court in any case."
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