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Daljit Singh @ Bittu and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Anr.

Punjab & Haryana HC19 Jul 2012CRM-M/12369/2012

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The High Court of Punjab and Haryana, relying on legal precedents regarding settlements, allowed a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash an FIR and all consequent criminal proceedings arising from it due to a compromise between the parties.

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FIR No.135 dated 30.07.2008 and all consequential criminal proceedings arising out of it were quashed.

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CRM M-12369 of 2012

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CRM M-12369 of 2012 (O&M) Date of Decision: July 19, 2012

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Daljit Singh @ Bittu and others

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... Petitioners

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State of Punjab and another

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... Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARAMJEET SINGH

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Present: Mr. Amit Verma, Advocate, for the petitioners.

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Ms. Jaspreet Kaur, AAG, Punjab.

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Mr. S.K. Rana, Advocate, for respondent No.2.

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Paramjeet Singh, J. (Oral)

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Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.135 dated 30.07.2008, under Sections 452, 427, 506, 148, 149 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur along with consequential proceedings, arising out of it on the basis of compromise dated 19.04.2012 (Annexure P/2).

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Learned counsel for respondent no.2-complainant has handed over an affidavit dated 19.07.2012 of Bhajan Singh (respondent No.2), which is taken on record.

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Learned counsel for respondent No.2-complainant, on instructions from the complainant, who is present in Court today, states that complainant would have no objection, if the present FIR

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along with consequential proceedings, arising out of it, are quashed. Consequently, in view of compromise (Annexure P/2) and keeping in view the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Madan Mohan Abbot vs. State of Punjab, 2008(2) RCR (Criminal) 429 and by the Full Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052, no useful purpose would be served in prolonging the litigation.

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Present petition is allowed. FIR No. 135 dated 30.07.2008, under Sections 452, 427, 506, 148, 149 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur, is hereby quashed and all the criminal proceedings arising out of the said FIR also stand quashed.

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July 19, 2012 vkd

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[ Paramjeet Singh ] Judge

Daljit Singh @ Bittu and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Anr.

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