0 33 C1 t 1e Criminal Revision NoJ08 of 2005 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUN3AB 8 HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH aee 1 Criminal Revision Nos708 of 20050 r 0 C Date of Decisionl November 13 2009 1 C5 Rajinder Phougat Petitioner eee I VERSUS Z Smte Laxmi Devi and another C 1e Whether the Reportersof Local Newspapersmaybe allowed to see the judgment7 I C45 2 To be referred to the Reportersor not7 3e Whether the judgmentshould be reported Ill the Digest2 3 Z CORAM Om HONBLE MR JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL Presentl PetitionerRajinderPhougatin person with his counsel MrNK Sangh4Advocate and Mr Ashwani BhardwajAdvocate RespondentSmt Laxmi Devi in person MOHINDER PAL Je In the complaint filed by the respondent the petitioner was summoned to face trial under Section 3 and 4 of the ScheduIed Castes and the ScheduledTribes revention of . uma 2012.10.05 14: 10 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document P 34 Pr 2 Criminal Revision N708 of 2005 Atrocities Act 1989 Uor short the Ac and Iater Oll charge sheet for these offences was drawn against the petitioner In this reVISIOn petition filed under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure r short the Code the petitioner has prayedfor 0 setting aside of the summoningorder 64nnexurePJ and the 0 charge sheet 6AnnexurePe2 C5 At the time of issuing notice of motion in this case on 5 42005 this Court had stayed further proceedings Itl the Z meantime This petition was admitted for hearingon 2 122005 and stay dated 5A2005 was ordered to continue Q The parties have now compromisedthe matter Both I 08 petitioner and are present in Cour Smt Laxmi Devi has made a statement m on solemn affirmation that she has compromised the matter Z with the RajinderPhougat She has further 0m stated that her with the petitioner has been removed and she does not want to pursue with the complaint filed by her against the petitioner which is pending in the Court of the Special Judge Narnaul The complainant has placed on record her Ration Card and IdentityCard issued by the Election Commission of India in supportof her identification The petitionerhas also made a staternent on solemn affirmation that this petition may be disposedof in view of the statement made by the As per the ratio of law Iaid down by a Five Judges Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Sinqh and others vn State of . uma 2012.10.05 14: 10 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 35 9 2r f 8 Cnminal Revision c708 of 2005 Puniab and aithere 2007 Punjab Law Reporter439 there is no statutorybar under the Code which can affect the 1 inherent power of this Court under Section 482 of the Code The same cannot be Iimitedto matrimonialcases alone and the Court 0 has the wide power to quash the 0 proceedings even in non compoundable offences the bar under Section 320 0 of the Code Ill order to prevent the abuse oflaw and to secure the ends of justice Resolutionof a disputeby way of a compromise Z betweentwo warrlng groups thereforeshould attract the 2 immediateand prompt attentionof a Court which should endeavour to givefull effect to the same unless such compromise iS abhorrent C45 to Iawfulcompositionof the societyor would promote savagery In view of the above byinvokingthe inherent power of 7 Z this Court under Section482 of the Code this petition IS allowed and the summoningorder Annexure P and the chargesheet AnnexureP are quashed the complaint filed by the under Sections 3 and 4 of the Act shallstand dismissed 2009 C MOHUDER PAL I ak JUDGE P t P4 1 1 11 i t . uma 2012.10.05 14: 10 Scanned True Copy of Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document