Taranvir Singh @ Tarni And ANR v. State Of Punjab & ANR

CRM-M-5274 of 2015 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-5274 of 2015 (O&M) Date of Decision : 12.05.2015 Taranvir Singh @ Tarni and another .......Petitioners

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State of Punjab and another .....Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.P. NAGRATH

Present:

Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Gurveer Sidhu, AAG, Punjab.

R.P. NAGRATH, J. (Oral) The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 203 dated 29.10.2014 for offence under Section 354 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), registered at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala, on the basis of compromise.

Learned State counsel on instructions from ASI Raghbir Singh submits that petitioners are the only accused and respondent no. 2 is the only aggrieved person, who recorded the FIR. Petitioner no. 1 is a juvenile/minor and was represented through his father as the next friend.

The report from the trial Court has been received after recording statements of respondent no. 2-complainant and the petitioners and it is reported that the compromise reached between the parties is genuine, voluntary and without any threat, pressure, coercion or undue influence. The trial Court has also sent copies of the statements made by the parties.

JITENDER KUMAR 2015.05.13 10:18 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-5274 of 2015 -2No useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 (P&H) and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab and others, (2012)10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No. 203 dated 29.10.2014 for offence under Section 354 IPC, Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala and subsequent proceedings are quashed.

Needless to say that the parties shall remain bound by the terms and conditions of the compromise and the statements made by them.

May 12, 2015 (R.P. NAGRATH ) jk JUDGE JITENDER KUMAR 2015.05.13 10:18 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh