IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM-M-9582 of 2015 (O&M) Date of decision: 06.05.2015 [ENTITY] Petitioner (s) V/s [ENTITY] & others Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE [ENTITY] 1. Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present:- Mr. [ENTITY], Advocate for the petitioner(s). Ms. [ENTITY], DAG, Haryana. [ENTITY], J. (Oral)
Prayer in this petition filed under [SECTION] [ACT] is for quashing of FIR No.76 dated 3.11.2012 under [SECTION], [SECTION], [SECTION], [SECTION], [SECTION] [ACT] registered at Police Station Jhansa, District Kurukshetra (Annexure P-1) along with all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2).
This Court vide order dated 25.3.2015 had directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate, Kurukshetra to get their statements recorded and the Illaqa Magistrate was directed to submit its report about the genuineness of the compromise as per the statements so recorded.
Accordingly, the parties have appeared before learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Kurukshetra and have got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded by the parties, learned Magistrate has submitted her report dated 13.4.2015 to the effect that the compromise entered between the parties is genuine, voluntary and the same has been effected without any coercion and undue influence.
In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR.
Following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in [PRECEDENT] and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in [PRECEDENT], this petition is allowed and FIR No.76 dated 3.11.2012 under [SECTION], [SECTION], [SECTION], [SECTION], [SECTION] [ACT] registered at Police Station Jhansa, District Kurukshetra (Annexure P-1) along with all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom, qua the petitioner, are quashed on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2).
May 06, 2015 ( [ENTITY] ) ak JUDGE