High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/42341/2024allowed

Pala Singh v. State Of Punjab And Others

2024-10-29Mr. Justice N.S. Shekhawat2 pages

CRM-M-42341-2024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-42341-2024 Date of decision: 29.10.2024 PALA SINGH

...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

...Respondent(s)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. S. SHEKHAWAT

Present:

Mr. Kulwinder Singh, Advocate for Mr. G. S. Bajwa, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Deepinder Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Simranjit Singh, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3.

**** N. S. SHEKHAWAT, J. (Oral) The instant petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing of DDR No.31 dated 14.04.2024 (Annexure P-2) and DDR No.18 dated 21.04.2024 (Annexure P-3) under Sections 323,341,506 of IPC, Police Station Bhawanigarh, District Sangrur in cross case FIR No. 57 dated 14.04.2024 registered under Sections 323,324,506,34 of IPC and Section 326 of IPC added later on, Police Station Bhawanigarh, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 16.08.2024 (Annexure P-4). Vide order dated 02.09.2024 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 16.08.2024 (Annexure P-4).

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur and got their statements recorded. Report MAMTA 2024.11.05 16:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

CRM-M-42341-2024 dated 16.09.2024 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, DDR No.31 dated 14.04.2024 (Annexure P-2) and DDR No.18 dated 21.04.2024 (Annexure P-3) under Sections 323,341,506 of IPC, Police Station Bhawanigarh, District Sangrur in cross case FIR No. 57 dated 14.04.2024 registered under Sections 323,324,506,34 of IPC and Section 326 of IPC added later on, Police Station Bhawanigarh, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner(s).

(N. S. SHEKHAWAT) 29.10.2024 JUDGE M.Sikka Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No MAMTA 2024.11.05 16:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment