Sukha Ram Alias Sukhdev Singh v. State Of Punjab And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-40910-2024 Date of decision: October 28th, 2024 Sukha Ram @ Sukhdev Singh .....Petitioner

Versus

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

Present:

Ms. Komalpreet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Shiva Khurmi, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. G.S. Rawat, Advocate for respondent No.2.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.141 dated 26.06.2020 under Sections 406, 420 of the IPC, 1860 and Section 13 of the Punjab Travel Professionals (Regulation) Act, 2014, registered at Police Station Bhogpur, District Jalandhar Rural, on the basis of compromise dated 21.09.2023 (Annexure P-2).

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Vide order dated 27.08.2024 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 27.09.2024 to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them.

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Report has since been received from learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar, in pursuance of the directions of PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.10.28 14:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh

CRM-M-40910-2024 -2this Court, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the report compromise has indeed been effected between the parties and the same is without any pressure or coercion and out of their free will and the complainant has also made statement to the effect that he would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioner is quashed. 4.

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

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Learned State counsel too submits that there are no other accused other than the petitioner and respondent No.2 is the only aggrieved person in the FIR in question.

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In view of the report of the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar, and the principles laid down by Hon'ble 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. October 28th, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.10.28 14:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh