[CASE NUMBER] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH [CASE NUMBER] Date of decision: 15.10.2012 [ENTITY] Petitioner Versus [ENTITY] and others Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARAMJEET SINGH Present: - Mr. [ENTITY], Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. [ENTITY], DAG, Haryana. Mr. [ENTITY], Advocate, for respondent No.4/complainant. PARAMJEET SINGH, J. (ORAL)
This petition has been moved by the petitioner under [SECTION] of the [ACT], seeking quashing of case FIR No.464 dated 17.6.2011 under [SECTION] [ACT] registered at Police Station Civil Lines Karnal, along with all consequential proceedings arising out of it, on the basis of compromise dated 12.5.2012 (Annexure P-2).
Notice of motion was issued. On 30.8.2012 parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court on 13.9.2012 to record their respective statements with regard to compromise and learned trial Court was directed to submit its report.
In pursuance of order dated 30.8.2012, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal, has submitted his report, which indicates that parties appeared before him and recorded their respective statements with regard to validity of compromise. As per the report, compromise arrived at [CASE NUMBER] between the parties is genuine and without any pressure or coercion from any corner. Now no dispute is pending between the parties.
Today, learned counsel for the complainant states that complainant would have no objection, if the present FIR along with consequential proceedings, arising out of it, are quashed.
Consequently, in view of compromise (Annexure P-2) and keeping in view the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of [PRECEDENT], which has been affirmed by a Larger Bench of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in [PRECEDENT] decided on 24.9.2012, by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in the case of [PRECEDENT], no useful purpose would be served in prolonging the litigation, especially when this case does not fall within the category of exceptional cases where this Court should not exercise its inherent jurisdictional power to quash the criminal proceedings, as held in [PRECEDENT]'s case (supra). In the facts and circumstances of this case it would be unfair or contrary to the interest of justice to continue with the criminal proceedings or continuation of the criminal proceedings would amount to abuse of process of law despite settlement and compromise between the victim and wrongdoer and to secure the ends of justice, therefore, it is appropriate that criminal case is put to an end.
The present petition is allowed. FIR No.464 dated 17.6.2011 under [SECTION] [ACT] registered at Police Station Civil Lines [CASE NUMBER] Karnal, along with all consequential proceedings arising out of it, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2), is quashed.
([ENTITY]) Judge October 15, 2012 R.S.