Lovepreet Singh @ Labha And ORS v. State Of Punjab And ANR
CRM-M-54382-2024 (O&M) -1-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-54382 of 2024(O&M) Date of Decision: 08.04.2025 Lovepreet Singh @ Labha and Others .....PETITIONERS
VERSUS
State of Punjab and Another ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S. GREWAL
Present:
Mr. Sukhbir Maandi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mavpreet Singh, DAG, Punjab.
**** H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1.
By way of this petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.91 dated 01.10.2022 for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 427, 452, 34 IPC registered at Police Station Tarsikka, District Amritsar (Rural) on the basis of compromise dated 10.09.2024 (Annexure P-2), whereby they claim to have settled their differences with respondent No.2.
2.
Vide order dated 04.11.2024 of this Court, the parties were directed move an application before the trial Court concerned to get their statements recorded qua the factum of compromise and the Court concerned was further directed to get the statements of the parties recorded qua the compromise so arrived at between them.
3.
Copy of report has since been received from Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Baba Bakala Sahib, in pursuance of the directions of this Court, Sonia Puri 2025.04.09 18:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CRM-M-54382-2024 (O&M) -2- 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 she would have no objection if the FIR qua the accused-petitioners is quashed. 4.
The Trial Court has annexed a copy of the statements of the parties so recorded, alongwith its report.
5.
Learned State counsel also submits that there is no accused person 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 Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Nakodar 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 and FIR No.91 dated 01.10.2022 for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 427, 452, 34 IPC registered at Police Station Tarsikka, District Amritsar (Rural) and all consequential proceedings arising out of it, are quashed qua the petitioners. 7.
Needless to say that the parties shall remain bound by the terms of compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below. (H.S. GREWAL) 08.04.2025 JUDGE Sonia Puri Whether speaking/ reasoned :
Yes/No Whether Reportable :
Yes/No Sonia Puri 2025.04.09 18:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document