High Court allowed petition to quash FIR alleging insult to religion and obstruction of worship on basis of compromise, subject to deposit of sum with Legal Services Authority.
FIR and criminal proceedings quashed; sum of Rs. 12,000/- to be deposited with Punjab Legal Services Authority within one month.
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CRM-M-262 of 2013 (O&M)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-262 of 2013 (O&M). Date of decision: March 20, 2013.
Balwinder Singh and others
..... Petitioners
versus
State of Punjab and another
..... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI
PRESENT: Mr.Veneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners.
Mr.G.S.Sidhu, AAG., Punjab.
Mr.Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate, for respondent No.2.
M.M.S. BEDI, J (ORAL).
Petitioners, on the basis of compromise, seek quashing of FIR No.96 dated 18.7.2012, under Sections 295-A, 323, 506/34 IPC, Police Station, Raja Sansi, District Amritsar, registered at the instance of Daljit Kaur alleging that the petitioner used to stop her from going to Gurdwara. The complainant claims that she was a amritdhari Sikh. The petitioners took off the turban of the complainant and abused her.
On notice having been issued to respondent No.2,
she has come present in the Court and stated that the matter has been compromised. She has also filed an affidavit regarding the matter having been compromised which is taken on record. She has
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also stated that she does not want to pursue the matter further.
In view of said circumstances, the petition is allowed. The above said FIR and all the criminal proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed on the basis of compromise subject to the petitioners depositing a total sum of ` 12,000/- with the Punjab Legal Services Authority, Sector 22, Chandigarh, within a period of one month.
March 20, 2013 rka
(M.M.S. BEDI) JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether FIR should be quashed on basis of compromise between parties.
Balwinder Singh and others
State of Punjab
M.M.S. BEDI
As recorded by the court registry
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