On compromise reached between parties, this court allowed the quashing of an FIR registered under the IPC and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act via Section 482 Cr.P.C., enabling the parties to live in peace.
Quashing of FIR No. 157 dated 19.10.2002 registered with Police Station Adampur, District Jalandhar.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH
Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-33171 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: November 23, 2011
Manohar Lal & others
.....PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
State of Punjab & others
.....RESPONDENT(S)
. . .
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA
PRESENT: - Mr. R.S. Modi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Md. Yousaf, Advocate, for respondent Nos.2 and 3.
. . .
AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral)
Crl. Misc. No. M-33171 of 2011 [2]
executed on 22.10.2011.
Crl. Misc. No. M-33171 of 2011 [3]
above, the petition is allowed. FIR No.157 dated 19.10.2002 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 323, 324, 379, 356, 506, 34, 148, 149 IPC and Section 3 of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered with Police Station Adampur, District Jalandhar, is hereby quashed.
(AJAI LAMBA) November 23, 2011 JUDGE avin
2 issues framed by the court
Whether an FIR under Sections 323, 324, 379, 356, 506 IPC and Section 3 of SC/ST (POA) Act should be quashed upon parties reaching a compromise.
Whether the filing of a private complainant allows for quashing of the FIR under Section 482 Cr.P.C. in light of settlement.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Manohar Lal & others
State of Punjab & others
Ajai Lamba
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