IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH

CRM-M No.30348 of 2018
Date of decision: 3rd September, 2019

Sukhvir Singh
… Petitioner
Versus
State of Punjab another
… Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE FATEH DEEP SINGH

Present: None for the petitioner.
Mr. Harbir Sandhu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab
for respondent No.1/State.
Respondent No.2 Rekha Rani in person.

FATEH DEEP SINGH, J. (ORAL)

Report dated 17.11.2018 of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st

Class, Hoshiarpur has been received whereby after recording statements

of complainant Rekha Rani and the accused petitioner Sukhvir 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.

Moreover, during the course of interaction with the

complainant respondent No.2, she has shown her resolve to end the

dispute and has made statement that she has compromised the matter with

the petitioner husband as per compromise (Annexure P2) dated

11.12.2017 and shall abide by the same.

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.98 dated 04.08.2013 under Section 498A IPC pertaining to Police

Station Chabbewal, 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
September 3, 2019
rps
Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No
Whether reportable Yes/No

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