Petitioners sought quashing of proceedings in a criminal case where a compromise had been arrived at. The court found the compromise voluntary and allowed the prayer.
Proceedings (DDR No.28 dated 04.06.2013) qua petitioners No.1 to 5 were quashed; petition dismissed qua petitioner No.6.
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Date of decision: 20th October, 2015
Sukhwinder Singh and others
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State of Punjab and others
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Present: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners.
Mr. Gurveer Sidhu, Asstt. Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No.1.
Mr. Rupinder Pal, Advocate for Mr. H.S. Batth, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3.
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Report dated 17.08.2015 of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patti has been received whereby after recording statements of complainant Sanak Singh, his wife Narinder Kaur @ Narinderjit Kaur as well as accused persons namely, Sukhwinder Singh, Harvinder Singh, Gurbhej Singh, Baltejwinder Singh @ Babba and Gurlal 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. Learned Magistrate has further
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reported that petitioner No.6 Gurjant Singh, who is a Proclaimed Offender, has not come present to make any statement.
Heard.
In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court, being a case of version and cross9version, the fact that parties belong to the same very village and the offences for which the accused have been hauled up are not of heinous 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 $�%&'� "%'()�*��"+&+,�����-'.&/�&'0�&'�+),1 �����2�3�����2�1%4%'&53���6 and $7-58%'0,1�"%'()�&'0��+),19�*��"+&+,�����-'.&/�&'0�&'�+),1 � �����263�����2�1%4%'&53�����#� the prayer made in the petition is allowed, proceedings by way of DDR No.28 dated 04.06.2013 under Sections 326/325/452/323/148/149 IPC in case FIR No.54 dated 04.06.2013 under Sections 323/325/326/34 IPC registered at Police Station Harike, District Tarn Taran and all consequences arising out of the said DDR qua petitioners No.1 to 5 are quashed.
The petition stands allowed qua petitioners No.1 to 5 namely Sukhwinder Singh, Harvinder Singh, Gurbhej Singh, Baltejwinder Singh @ Babba and Gurlal Singh, and is dismissed qua petitioner No.6 Gurjant Singh.
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Sukhwinder Singh and others
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