Baljt Singh Alias Chouhan Baljit Singh And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS

CRM-M-41021-2024 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-41021-2024 Date of decision: 19.09.2024 BALJT SINGH ALIAS CHOUHAN BALJIT SINGH AND ANR

...Petitioners

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

...Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT

Present:

Mr. G. S. Verma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Deepinder Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Amandeep Singh, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 4.

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

The instant petition has been filed under Section under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of an FIR No.203 dated 28.08.2018 under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC and Section 24 of Immigration Act and Section 13 of Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling Act registered at Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana (Anneuxre P-1), alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 25.04.2024 (Annexure P-2).

2.

Vide order dated 27.08.2024 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 25.04.2024 (Annexure P-2).

3.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ludhiana and got their statements recorded. Report dated 10.09.2024 has been received whereby after recording the MAMTA 2024.09.24 11:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

CRM-M-41021-2024 -2statements 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 petitioners.

6.

Resultantly, FIR No.203 dated 28.08.2018 under Sections 420 and 120-B IPC and Section 24 of Immigration Act and Section 13 of Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling Act registered at Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana (Anneuxre P-1), alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. (N. S. SHEKHAWAT) 19.09.2024 JUDGE M.Sikka Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No MAMTA 2024.09.24 11:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment