Ajit Singh @ Deepu And Another v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-26563-2024 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-26563-2024 Date of decision: 12.09.2024 AJIT SINGH @ DEEPU AND ANOTHER

...Petitioners

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

...Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT

Present:

Mr. G. S. Randhawa, Advocate for Mr. Paras Jagga, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Deepinder Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Harvinder Singh, Advocate for for respondent No.2.

**** N. S. SHEKHAWAT, J. (Oral) 1.

The instant petition has been filed under Section under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of an FIR No. 0030 dated 15.02.2024 under Sections 379-B and 411 IPC registered at Police Station Samrala, District Ludhiana, alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 01.04.2024 (Annexure P-2). 2.

Vide order dated 24.05.2024 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 dated 01.04.2024 (Annexure P-2). 3.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ludhiana and got their statements recorded. Report dated 05.08.2024 has been received whereby after recording the statements of the parties, the Court below has shown its satisfaction that the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence. SIMRANDEEP KAUR 2024.09.12 18:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

CRM-M-26563-2024 -24. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file. 5.

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.

6.

Resultantly, FIR No. 0030 dated 15.02.2024 under Sections 379-B and 411 IPC registered at Police Station Samrala, District Ludhiana alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

(N. S. SHEKHAWAT) 12.09.2024 JUDGE M.Sikka Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No SIMRANDEEP KAUR 2024.09.12 18:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment