Ankit Kumar And Others v. State Of Haryana And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH 2024:PHHC:008869 CRM-M-52193-2023 Date of decision: January 23rd, 2024 Ankit Kumar and others .....Petitioners

Versus

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

Present:

Mr. Ankit Yadav, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. A.P.S. Tung, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Inderjeet S. Brar, Advocate for respondent No.2.

MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.0179 dated 13.09.2023 under Sections 34, 342, 365, 506 of the IPC registered at Police Station Pratap Nagar, District Yamuna Nagar, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 03.10.2023 (Annexure P-2). 2.

Vide order dated 13.10.2023 of this Court, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate on 16.11.2023 to get their statements recorded regarding the compromise arrived at, between them.

3.

Report has since been received from learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur, in pursuance of the directions of this 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 PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.01.24 09:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document.

Chandigarh

CRM-M-52193-2023 -2is 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-petitioners is quashed. 4.

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

5.

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

6.

In view of the report of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur, and the principles laid down by 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. January 23rd, 2024 (MANJARI NEHRU KAUL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes Whether reportable :

No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2024.01.24 09:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document.

Chandigarh