Ravindra Singh and 5 Others v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 221 of 2020, disposed of on 9.1.2020 by Pankaj Naqvi and Samit Gopal, JJ.; quashing of FIR dated 11.9.2019, Case Crime No. 326 of 2019, Sections 147, 323, 504, 506, 354(B) IPC, P.S. Sasni Kotwali, District Hathras; compromise/settlement between parties; examination of victim and parties by investigating officer; report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C.; recourse to S.S.P./S.P. if I.O. uncooperative; liberty conditional on final report under Section 173(2) not having been submitted.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to place the compromise/settlement before the I.O., who is to examine the parties and submit a report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C.; if the I.O. does not cooperate, the petitioner may approach the S.S.P./S.P. concerned; this liberty is available only if the police has not submitted a report under Section 173(2).