ARASHDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

269-2 2023:PHHC:145992 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-33812-2023 Date of Decision:16.11.2023 Arashdeep Singh and Others …Petitioners vs.

State of Punjab and Anr. …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr.

Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr.

Vikasdeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr.

Mohit Chaudhary, AAG, Punjab.

Vikas Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** N.S.Shekhawat J. (Oral) 1.

The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.

72 dated 27.04.2023 under Sections 323,324,341,506,148,149 of IPC registered at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi District Kapurthala (Annexure P-1) alongwith all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise.

2.

Vide order dated 17.07.2023, while issuing notice of motion, this Court had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Magistrate for getting their statements recorded with respect to the compromise.

3.

Pursuant to aforesaid order, the parties have appeared before the SDJM, Sultanpur Lodhi and got their statements recorded.

Report dated 13.09.2023 has been received whereby after recording the statements of the parties, the Court below has shown its satisfaction that the compromise is 1 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 18-11-2023 05:50:36 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2023:PHHC:145992 genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence.

4.

I have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the case file.

5.

In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court below and considering the offence for which the accused have been charged are not of serious nature, together with the fact that compromise will go a long way in ironing out the differences for betterment of future life of the parties and also in view of the law laid down in Gian Singh Vs.

State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. others Vs.

State of Punjab 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, the present petition for quashing the FIR is allowed qua the petitioners.

6.

Resultantly, FIR No.

72 dated 27.04.2023 under Sections 323,324,341,506,148,149 of IPC registered at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi District Kapurthala (Annexure P-1) alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. (N.S.SHEKHAWAT) 16.11.2023 JUDGE hitesh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No Neutral Citation No:=2023:PHHC:145992 2 of 2 ::: Downloaded on - 18-11-2023 05:50:36 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2023:PHHC:145992