Anshu Singh v. State Of Haryana And ANR.

CRM-M-28454-2024 -1- 2024:PHHC:119095

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28454-2024 Date of decision: 10.09.2024 ANSHU SINGH

...Petitioner

VERSUS

STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR.

...Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT

Present:

Mr. Vikas Kumar Rana, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Sheenu Sura, DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Ram Lal Yadav, Advocate for Mr. J. P. Rana, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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

The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of an FIR No. 52 dated 07.12.2023 under Section 420 IPC (offence under Sections 201, 120-B IPC added later on) registered at Police Station Cyber Central Crime, District Faridabad, (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 13.02.2024.

2.

Vide order dated 12.08.2024 while issuing notice of motion, 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 13.02.2024.

3.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Faridabad and got their statements recorded. Report dated 09.09.2024 has been received whereby after recording the MAMTA 2024.09.11 17:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

CRM-M-28454-2024 -2- 2024:PHHC:119095 statements of the parties, the Court below has shown its satisfaction that the compromise is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence. 4.

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 petitioner.

6.

Resultantly, FIR No. 52 dated 07.12.2023 under Section 420 IPC (offence under Sections 201, 120-B IPC added later on) registered at Police Station Cyber Central Crime, District Faridabad, (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner.

(N. S. SHEKHAWAT) 10.09.2024 JUDGE M.Sikka Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No MAMTA 2024.09.11 17:15 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment