Rawinder Singh Alias Ravi v. State Of Punjab And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-23088-2024 Date of decision: August 8th, 2024 Rawinder Singh @ Ravi .....Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Ms. Navjot Kaur, Advocate for Mr. A.S. Khinda, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Shiva Khurmi, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Abhishek Thakur, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing of FIR No.60 dated 04.10.2023 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 420 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 13 of Punjab Travel Professional Act, 2014, registered at Police Station Talwandi Chaudharian, Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 07.11.2023 (Annexure P-2).

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Vide order dated 09.05.2024 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 05.06.2024 to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them.

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Report has since been received from learned trial Court, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the report compromise has indeed been effected between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the private respondents have also made statement to the effect that they would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioner is quashed.

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The trial Court has annexed the copies of the statements of the parties, along with its report.

5.

Learned State counsel too submits that there are no other accused other than the petitioner and respondent Nos.2 and 3 are the only aggrieved persons in the FIR in question. 6.

In view of the report of the learned trial Court and the principles laid down by Hon'ble the Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the instant petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed.

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Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. August 8th, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

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