IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH

CRM-M No.47860 of 2018
Date of decision: 20th August, 2019

Jaswant Singh
… Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab another
… Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE FATEH DEEP SINGH

Present: Mr. R.D. Rattewal, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Dy. Advocate General, Punjab
for the respondent/State.
Mr. Ramandeep, Advocate for respondent No.2.

FATEH DEEP SINGH, J. (ORAL)

Report dated 21.05.2019 of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st

Class, Hoshiarpur has been received whereby after recording statements

of complainant Sukhwinder Kaur and the accused namely Jaswant Singh

the Court has shown its satisfaction that the compromise has been arrived

at voluntarily, out of free will of the parties, without any undue influence,

coercion or pressure.

Learned counsel for the complainant/respondent No.2 as well

as learned counsel for the accused/petitioner have made statement that as

per instructions received, the parties had given final effect to their

agreement settlement/compromise (Annexure P2) and that nothing is due

towards anyone on account of this settlement and that the final effect be

given to this petition.

Heard.

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In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court and the fact

that the dispute between the parties being a pure matrimonial and the

offenses for which the accused has been hauled up are not of serious

nature, together with the fact that compromise will go a long way in

ironing out differences for betterment of future life of the parties and in

view of the law laid down in ‘SectionGian Singh v. State of Punjab and

another’ 2012(4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and ‘SectionKulwinder Singh and

others v. State of Punjab and another’ 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal)

1052, the prayer made in the petition is allowed, proceedings by way of

FIR No.10 dated 12.04.2013 under Sections 498A, Section406 IPC pertaining to

Police Station NRI, District Hoshiarpur and all consequences arising out

of the said FIR qua the petitioner are quashed.

The petition stands disposed off in those terms.

(FATEH DEEP SINGH)
JUDGE
August 20, 2019
rps
Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No
Whether reportable Yes/No

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