Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 1066 P&H
Judgement Date : 18 January, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
215 CRM-M M No.58345 of 2024
Date of decision: 18.01.2025
SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS .... Petitioners
Versus
STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA
Present : Mr Aditya Sharma,, Advocate for the petitioner
Mr. petitioners.
Ms. Himani Arora, A.A.G, Punjab.
Mr. Manish Giri, Advocate for respondent No.2.
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MANISHA BATRA, BATRA J. (oral)
1. The present petition has been filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short-'BNSS') short 'BNSS') for quashing of FIR
No.137 dated 30.04.2024 registered under 323, 324, 341, 452, 506 and 120 120-B B
of IPC at Police Station City Kharar, Distri District ct S.A.S. Nagar and all the
subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise dated
14.08.2024 (Annexure P-6).
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2. This Court vide order dated 25.11.2024 had directed the parties to
appear before the trial Court to get their statement statementss recorded and the learned
Magistrate was directed to send its report qua the genuineness of the
compromise.
3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, parties have appeared before the
learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistare, Kharar and got their statements
recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded, learned Magistrate has
submitted copy of report dated 18.12.2024 18.12.2024 to the effect that the compromise
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has been effected between the parties voluntarily and without any coercion or
undue influence.
4. Learned State counsel as well as counsel for respondent No.2
have not disputed the factum of compromise between the pa parties.
5. In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to
continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR.
6. Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of
this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Ve Versus rsus State of Punjab and
another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme
Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303 303,,
this petition is allowed and FIR No.137 dated 30.04.2024 registered under 323,
324, 341, 41, 452, 506 and 120-B 120 B of IPC at Police Station City Kharar, District
S.A.S. Nagar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of
compromise dated 14.08.2024 (Annexure P-6) P 6) are quashed qua the petitioners.
(MANISHA BATRA) 18.01.2025 JUDGE Jyoti-IV Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No. Whether reportable : Yes/No
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