High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/35543/2021disposed of

Satdev And Another v. State Of Punjab And Another

2022-03-09Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CRM-M-35543-2021 (O & M) Date of decision: 09.03.2022 Satdev and anr.

...... Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and anr.

...Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI

Present:

Mr. Karandeep Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sidakmeet Sandhu, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Anshul Khurana, Advocate, for respondent No.2-complainant.

***** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral) The Prayer in this petition is for quashing of the FIR No.0022 dated 24.03.2021 under Sections 325, 34 IPC registered with Police Station Khui Khera and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise/settlement dated 23.08.2021 (Annexure P-1) arrived at between the petitioner and respondent no.2. Vide order dated 31.08.2021 this Court had directed the parties to appear before Illaqa Magistrate for getting their statements recorded in terms of certain parameters given in the aforesaid order dated 31.08.2021 with regard to the compromise/settlement dated 23.08.2021 (Annexure P-1) In terms of the order dated 31.08.2021 passed by this Court parties have appeared before the court of Prabhjot Bhatti, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Fazilka, and as per the report dated 03.12.2021 submitted to this

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Court, both the parties have got recorded their respective statements in Court.

Perusal of the aforesaid report would show that the parties have effected a genuine compromise without there being any pressure, coercion or undue influence. In view of the compromise there is a remote possibility of the complainant coming forward to support the prosecution case. The powers under Section 482 Cr.PC can be exercised in such like situation in order to prevent unnecessary vagaries of criminal trial to be faced by the parties, when there are remote chances of conviction of the accused. The compromise in question is found to be fully in consonance with the direction issued by the Court in Kulwinder Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Anr., 2012(4) RCR (Crl.) 543.

In view of the aforesaid report of the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Fazilka, accompanied by statements of both the parties, the FIR No.0022 dated 24.03.2021 under Sections 325, 34 IPC registered with Police Station Khui Khera and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed.

Petition stands disposed of.

( JASJIT SINGH BEDI) JUDGE March 09, 2022 sukhpreet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No