Lovejeet Kumar Alias Love v. State of Punjab and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of FIR on compromise; Section 528 BNSS 2023 petition; FIR No. 131 dated 12.04.2017; Sections 406, 420 IPC; Police Station Hariana, District Hoshiarpur; compromise deed dated 04.03.2025 (Annexure P-2); earlier compromise deed dated 29.05.2017 with co-accused; petitioner in Dubai, UAE; CRM-M-44618-2017 Rajinder Kumar and others vs. State of Punjab and others allowed 15.03.2018; Kulwinder Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Anr. 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 Larger Bench; statements to be recorded by CJM/Illaqa Magistrate/Trial Court on 23.04.2025; report on genuineness of compromise, other criminal cases, proclamation proceedings; hearing 08.05.2025; Gunika Mahendru for respondent No. 2; respondent-State counsel accepted notice.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: notice of motion issued; parties directed to appear before the concerned CJM/Illaqa Magistrate/Trial Court on 23.04.2025 (or any other date convenient to the Court) for recording of their statements; CJM/Illaqa Magistrate/Trial Court to record statements qua genuineness of the compromise (not a product of undue influence, coercion or pressure); report on three points (free consent to compromise dated 04.03.2025; other pending criminal cases; proclamation proceedings) to be sent before the next date of hearing; matter listed on 08.05.2025. No final decision on quashing of the FIR is contained in this document.