Manpreet Singh v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-35779-2021 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-35779-2021 (O&M) Date of Decision : 30.09.2022 Manpreet Singh

...Petitioner

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State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present:- Mr. Kapil Khanna, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Jaswinder Singh Arora, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Amit Thakur, Advocate for respondent No. 2. **** SANJAY VASHISTH , J. (Oral) By way of present petition filed under Section 482, Cr.P.C., petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No. 0052, dated 31.07.2021 (Annexure P-1), for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 324, 506, 148, 149 and 341 IPC, registered at Police Station Rawalpindi, District Kapurthala, and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise deed dated 21.08.2021 (Annexure P-2). Report dated 12.11.2021 from learned Trial Court has been received after recording the statements of parties on the compromise. Trial Court has also sent a copy of statements of both the parties. The trial Court has reported that the compromise reached between the parties is voluntary, without any pressure or coercion. Learned counsel for respondent No.2, also does not dispute the compromise.

JAWALA RAM 2022.10.01 16:11 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.

CRM-M-35779-2021 (O&M) -2Learned State counsel submits that respondent No.2 is the only aggrieved person and no useful purpose would be served to keep the proceedings pending in the FIR.

In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 (P&H) and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and others, (2012)10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No. 0052, dated 31.07.2021 (Annexure P-1), for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 324, 506, 148, 149 and 341 IPC, registered at Police Station Rawalpindi, District Kapurthala, and all the consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed qua all petitioners in the present petition, on the basis of compromise deed dated 21.08.2021 (Annexure P-2).

Needless to say that the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements made before the Court below. 30.09.022 (SANJAY VASHISTH) Riya JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes No Whether Reportable :

Yes No JAWALA RAM 2022.10.01 16:11 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.