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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH

CRM-M-40075-2018
Date of decision : 16th November, 2018

RAMANDEEP SINGH AND ORS
……Petitioners

Versus

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR
…Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANITA CHAUDHRY

Present: Mr. Siddharth Sharma, Advocate
for the petitioners.

Mr. Jagmohan Ghumman, DAG, Punjab.

None for complainant/respondent.
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ANITA CHAUDHRY, J(ORAL)
The instant petition is for quashing of FIR No.163 dated

17.06.2017 registered under Sections 498A and 406 IPC, registered at

Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala and the consequent

proceedings arising out of the same, on the basis of written compromise

arrived at between the parties.

Report has been received from the trial Court after statements

of the parties were recorded regarding the compromise. The trial Court has

reported that the compromise is voluntary and without any pressure or

coercion. The trial Court has also sent copy of the statements of parties.

Learned counsel for the State on instructions submits that

petitioners are the only accused and respondent no.2 is the only aggrieved

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person in this FIR.

No useful purpose would be served to keep the FIR pending.

In view of the statements and report of the trial Court and the

principles laid down by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder

Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR

(Criminal) 1052, approved by Hon’ble Apex Court in Gian Singh Vs. State

of Punjab and others (2012) 10 SCC 303, the instant petition is allowed and

the aforesaid FIR and all consequent proceedings conducted on the basis

thereof are quashed qua the petitioners.

Needless to say that parties shall remain bound by the terms of

compromise and their statements made in the Court below.

(ANITA CHAUDHRY)
JUDGE

16.11.2018
tarun

Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No

Whether reportable : Yes/No

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