Pritam Singh And ORS v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-33190-2024 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-33190-2024 Date of decision: 07.11.2024 PRITAM SINGH AND ORS

...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

...Respondent(s)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT

Present:

Mr. Dheeraj Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Deepinder Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Praveen Kaushik, Advocate for respondent No.2.

**** N. S. SHEKHAWAT, J. (Oral) The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.PC is for the quashing of the FIR No.236 dated 27.12.2023 under Sections 324, 323, 506, 148, 149 IPC (Sections 325 and 326 IPC added later on) registered at P.S. Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur, and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated 12.6.2024 (Annexure P- 2). Status report by way of an affidavit of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur has been filed on behalf of the respondent No.1-State and the same is taken on record. Vide order dated 06.08.2024 while issuing notice of motion, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial MAMTA 2024.11.08 17:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

CRM-M-33190-2024 -2Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise dated 12.6.2024 (Annexure P- 2).

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gurdaspur and got their statements recorded. Report dated 22.08.2024 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. I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file. 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(s).

Resultantly, FIR No.236 dated 27.12.2023 under Sections 324, 323, 506, 148, 149 IPC (Sections 325 and 326 IPC added later on) registered at P.S. Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner(s). (N. S. SHEKHAWAT) 07.11.2024 JUDGE M.Sikka Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No MAMTA 2024.11.08 17:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment