1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM-M-2579 of 2015 Date of decision: 07.07.2015 [ENTITY] and others Petitioner(s) V/s [ENTITY] & another 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). Mr. [ENTITY], AAG, Punjab. Mr. [ENTITY], Advocate for respondent no.2. [ENTITY], J. (Oral)
Prayer in this petition filed under [SECTION] [ACT] is for quashing of FIR No.22, dated 01.02.2013 (Annexure P-1), under [SECTION] of [ACT] ([SECTION] [ACT] deleted later on), registered at Police Station, City-I, Tehsil Abohar, District-Fazilka and all the consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 23.12.2014 (Annexure P-2).
This Court vide order dated 23.01.2015, had directed the parties to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded and the trial Court 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Abohar and have got their statements recorded. On the basis of the statements so recorded by the parties, learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Abohar has submitted his report dated 27.02.2015 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.
Learned State counsel as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.2 have also endorsed the factum of compromise effected between the parties.
In view of the above, no useful purpose would be served to continue with the proceedings before the trial Court in the instant FIR qua the petitioners.
Accordingly, following the principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others v. [ENTITY] and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 (P&H) and approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh vs. [ENTITY] and others, (2012)10 SCC 303, this petition is allowed and FIR No. 22, dated 01.02.2013 (Annexure P-1), under [SECTION] of [ACT] ([SECTION] [ACT] deleted later on), registered at Police Station, City-I, Tehsil Abohar, District-Fazilka and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed, on the basis of compromise dated 23.12.2014 (Annexure P-2).
July 07, 2015 ( [ENTITY] ) Anjal JUDGE