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Sukhdeep Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab & Anr.

Punjab & Haryana HC25 Feb 2016CRM-M/24578/2015

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The High Court allowed the petition to quash FIR No. 166. It held that the magistrate found the compromise voluntary and that the offences were not serious, being a pure money dispute.

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FIR No. 166 dated 30.6.2015 registered at Police Station Sadar Ferozepur under sections 420, 120-B IPC and all consequences arising thereof are quashed.

Sukhdeep Singh and Anr. Vs State of Punjab & Anr. — Quashing and FIR | Punjab & Haryana HC (2016)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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Criminal Misc. No. M-24578 of 2015 Date of decision : February 25, 2016

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Sukhdeep Singh and others

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....Petitioners

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versus

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State of Punjab and another

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....Respondents

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Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Fateh Deep Singh

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Present : Mr. MS Sodhi, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. J.S.Brar, AAG, Punjab Mr. VPS Mithewal, Advocate, for respondent No. 2

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Fateh Deep Singh, J. (Oral)

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Report dated 2.2.2016 of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ferozepur has been received after recording statements of accused Sukhdeep Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Pardeep Singh, Pardeep Kumar as well as complainant Joginder Singh and the learned court has shown its satisfaction that the compromise is an outcome of voluntariness, free will and without any coercion or undue pressure. In the light of the satisfaction shown by the Court and in view of the fact that compromise will go a long way in resolving the personal dispute and to bring about personal harmony and more-so the offences for which the accused have been booked are not of very serious nature being pure money dispute and in view of the law laid down in Gian Singh vs State of Punjab and another, 2012 (4) RCR (Criminal) 543 and Kulwinder Singh and others vs State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and in view of which the prayer

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DALBIR SINGH TIWANA 2016.02.25 16:36 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.

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Criminal Misc. No. M-24578 of 2015

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made in the petition is allowed, proceedings by way of FIR No. 166 dated 30.6.2015 registered at Police Station Sadar Ferozepur under sections 420, 120-B IPC and all consequences arising thereof are quashed, qua the present petitioners.

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The petition stands allowed in those terms.

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February 25, 2016 'tiwana'

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( Fateh Deep Singh ) Judge

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DALBIR SINGH TIWANA 2016.02.25 16:36 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.

Sukhdeep Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab & Anr.

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