Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 8790 P&H
Judgement Date : 1 June, 2023
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
CRR-1780-2017 (O&M)
Date of Decision: 01.06.2023
ROHTASH AND OTHERS .......Petitioners
Vs.
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS --~__--==t.e..... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANJARI NEHRU KAUL.
Present: Mr. Himmat Singh Deol, Advocate,
for the petitioner.
Mr. Chetan Sharma, DAG, Haryana.
REE
MANJARI NEHRU KAUL, J. (Oral)
The instant Revision Petition was initially filed for revision of the order dt.04.05.2017 passed in CIS No.CRA-374 of 2015 whereby the Additional Sessions Judge, Rewari had upheld order of the conviction dt.19.10.2015 and order of sentence dt.20.10.2015 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Kosli, convicting the petitioners under Section 323 IPC read with Section 34 IPC, Section 325 read with Section 34 IPC, Section 506 IPC read with Section 34 IPC. During the pendency of this Revision Petition, two applications were filed before this Court, CRM-1775-2023 for impleading complainant and injured, and CRM-48507-2022 for placing on record, compromise deed dt.23.11.2022 (Annexure A-1), for setting aside the aforesaid judgement of conviction and order of sentence dt.20.10.2015 passed by the Judicial Magistrate 1* Class,
Kosli.
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2. While disposing of both the applications on 05.05.2023, this Court had allowed the application for impleading the complainant and injured with directions to the parties to get their statements recorded before the Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned on 22.05.2023 qua the compromise arrived at, between the parties. The Chief Judicial Magistrate was also concerned was also directed to send his report as to whether the compromise so arrived at between the parties was genuine, voluntary and out of their free will. This Court had then directed the listing of the main Revision Petition for 01.06.2023.
3. In compliance of the said order dt.05.05.2023, report has since been received from learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rewari, wherein, the factum of the compromise arrived at between the parties stands verified and confirmed. As per the said 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 complainant/injured has also made a statement to the effect that he would have no objection if the FIR qua the petitioners is quashed.
4. The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rewari has annexed copies of the statements of the parties along with his report.
5. In view of the report of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rewari and the principles laid down by the Apex Court in Criminal Appeal No.1393 of 2011 titled as '"Ramawtar Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh' decided on 25.10.2021; LL 2021 SC 589 and this Court in 'Sube Singh and another Vs. State of Haryana and another' ; 2013(4) RCR
(Criminal) 102, the instant Revision Petition is allowed and the FIR
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No.49 dt.30.05.2010 registered under Sections 148, 149, 323, 325, 506 IPC at Police Station Rohrai, District Rewari and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom including judgment of conviction/order of sentence dated 19/20.10.2015 passed by leaned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Kosli, are quashed.
6. Needless to say the parties shall remain bound by the terms of
compromise and their statements recorded before the Court below.
| MANJARI NEHRU KAUL ] JUDGE June 1, 2023 Ess Kay Whether speaking / reasoned : Yes /No.
Whether Reportable : Yes/No
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