Milan Verma And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 2023:PHHC:145599 CRM-M-32408-2023 Date of decision: November 16th, 2023 Milan Verma and others .....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL

Present:

Mr. Saurabh Kapoor, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Kanica Sachdeva, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab.

Mr. D.P. Singh, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 4.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.028 dated 16.03.2017 under Sections 323/341/506/427/148 of the IPC (Sections 324/509 of the IPC added later on) registered at Police Station PAU, District Ludhiana, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 18.11.2022 (Annexure P-2).

2.

Vide order dated 14.09.2023 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 16.10.2023 to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them.

3.

Report has since been received from learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ludhiana, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the report PUNEET SACHDEVA 2023.11.16 16:16 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document.

Chandigarh

CRM-M-32408-2023 -2compromise has indeed been effected between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the private respondents have also made statement to the effect that they would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioners is quashed.

4.

The trial Court has annexed the statements of the parties in original, along with its report.

5.

Learned State counsel too submits that there are no other accused other than the petitioners and the private respondents are the only aggrieved persons in the FIR in question. 6.

In view of the report of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ludhiana, and the principles laid down by the Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, and also by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the instant petition is allowed. The aforesaid FIR and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed.

7.

Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. November 16th, 2023 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2023.11.16 16:16 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document.

Chandigarh