Harbhag Singh And Another v. State Of Punjab And Another
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Considering the facts of the instant case and noticing the principles laid down by the Apex Court in "Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and another", (2012) 10 SCC 303, "Ramgopal and another versus State of Madhya Pradesh" reported as 2021 SCC ONLINE SC 834 and also by the Full Bench of this Court in "Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another", 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, that the dispute involved in the instant case pertains to offence under Sections 452, 323 and 34 IPC which cannot be perceived as falling within the prohibited category or as an offence that is heinous and grossly shocking to the conscience of the Court or having a wide pervasive impact on the social or public order, the
-9instant petition is allowed and the case FIR No.32 dated 08.03.2018 under Sections 452, 323 and 34 IPC registered at Police Station Dera Baba Nanak, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur (Annexure P-1)and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed, in light of the compromise (Annexure P-2). However, the same would be subject to payment of costs of Rs. 10,000/- by each petitioner to be deposited with the "High Court Lawyers Welfare Fund" within one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.
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