High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/24733/2020allowed

Nishant Aneja And ORS v. State Of U.T Chandigarh And ANR

2020-12-11Mr. Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu2 pages

CRM-M-24733 of 2020 (O&M) #1#

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-24733 of 2020 (O&M) Date of Decision: 11.12.2020 Nishant Aneja and Ors.

......Petitioners

Versus

State of UT Chandigarh and Anr.

.....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARINDER SINGH SIDHU

Present:

Mr. Varun Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. A.M. Punchhi, Public Prosecutor with Mr. Anupam Bansal, Advocate for the respondent-UT, Chd. Mr. IPS Mangat, Advocate for respondent No.2. HARINDER SINGH SIDHU, J Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.0169 dated 20.12.2019 under Sections 406,498-A IPC registered at Women Police Station, Sector 17, Chandigarh, and all other consequential proceedings arising out of the said FIR, as the matter stands amicably settled between the parties in terms of a compromise. Notice of motion was issued. Learned State counsel as well as learned counsel for respondent No.2 appeared. I have heard learned counsel for the parties as well as learned State counsel and have gone through the record. Vide order dated 02.11.2020, the parties were directed to appear before the trial Court for getting their statements recorded with regard to the compromise.

A report dated 07.12.2020 of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Chandigarh has been received. As per the report, the parties had appeared before learned JMIC, Chandigarh and got recorded their MANOJ KUMAR 2020.12.11 18:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CRM-M-24733 of 2020 (O&M) #2# statements regarding compromise. Learned Magistrate has stated that he is of the considered view that the compromise between the parties is valid, genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence. Keeping in view the above facts, I am of the considered opinion that it is a fit case in which the impugned FIR is liable to be quashed. Therefore, the present petition is allowed. FIR No.0169 dated 20.12.2019 under Sections 406,498-A IPC registered at Women Police Station, Sector 17, Chandigarh, along with all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. December 11, 2020 (Harinder Singh Sidhu) manoj Judge Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No MANOJ KUMAR 2020.12.11 18:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document