Gurnam Singh And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-25277-2024 Date of decision: 30.09.2024 GURNAM SINGH AND OTHERS

...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

...Respondent(s)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT

Present:

Mr. Lovish Rattan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Deepinder Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Manjot Singh, Advocate for Mr.Surinder Sharma, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 4.

**** N. S. SHEKHAWAT, J. (Oral) The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of an FIR No. 158 dated 24.11.2018 under Sections 336, 506 and 34 of IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act, 1959 registered at Police Station Gharinda, District Amritsar (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2).

Vide order dated 20.05.2024 while issuing notice of motion, by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise (Annexure P-2).

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar and got their statements recorded. Report dated 05.08.2024 has been received whereby after recording the statements of MAMTA 2024.10.01 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

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the parties, the Court below has shown its satisfaction that the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file. In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court below and considering the offence for which the accused have been charged are not of serious nature, together with the fact that compromise will go a long way in ironing out the differences for betterment of future life of the parties and also in view of the law laid down in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the present petition for quashing the FIR is allowed qua the petitioners.

Resultantly,FIR No. 158 dated 24.11.2018 under Sections 336, 506 and 34 of IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act, 1959 registered at Police Station Gharinda, District Amritsar (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

(N. S. SHEKHAWAT) 30.09.2024 JUDGE M.Sikka Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No MAMTA 2024.10.01 14:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment