Sahab Singh And Others v. State Of Haryana And Another

-1CRM-M-40169-2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-40169-2024 Date of decision: 18.09.2024 Sahab Singh and others

...Petitioners

VERSUS

State of Haryana and another

...Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT

Present:

Mr. Vishal Thakur, Advocate for Mr. Sudhir Rana, Advocate for the petitioners.




    Mr.Ravikant Berwal, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** 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.182 dated 06.07.2020 under Sections 406, 420, 370, 384 and 506 of IPC (offence under Section 370, 384 and 506 of IPC added later on) and Section 24 of Immigration Act registered at Police Station 13/17 HUDA, Panipat District, Panipat (Anneuxre P-1), alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2).

2.

Vide order dated 22.08.2024 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 (Annexure P-2).

3.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Panipat and got their statements recorded. Report dated 31.08.2024 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. 4.

I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file. Raman Kumar 2024.09.18 16:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

-2CRM-M-40169-2024 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.182 dated 06.07.2020 under Sections 406, 420, 370, 384 and 506 of IPC (offence under Section 370, 384 and 506 of IPC added later on) and Section 24 of Immigration Act registered at Police Station 13/17 HUDA, Panipat District, Panipat (Anneuxre P-1), alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners.

(N. S. SHEKHAWAT) 18.09.2024 JUDGE raman Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No Raman Kumar 2024.09.18 16:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document