RAJESH BHARDWAJ
Kush Sachdeva – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Rajesh Bhardwaj, J (Oral). - Instant petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing of FIR No.522 dated 29.12.2020 under Sections 354, 406, 498-A, 506, 34 IPC registered at Police Station, Karnal Civil Line, District Karnal and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of the compromise dated 7.4.2021 (Annexure P-2).
2. FIR in question was got registered by complainant-respondent No.2 and the investigation commenced thereon. However, with the intervention of respectables, finally the parties arrived at settlement and they resolved their inter se dispute, which is apparent from the compromise.
3. On the basis of the same, the petitioners are invoking the inherent power of this Court by praying that continuation of these proceedings would be a futile exercise and an abuse of process of the Court and thus, the FIR in question and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom may be quashed in the interest of justice.
4. This Court vide orders dated 10.2.2022 directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/Duty Magistrate for recording their statements, as contended before the Court, and the Illaqa Magistrate/ Duty Magistr
B.S.Joshi and others vs State of Haryana and another (2003) 4 SCC 675
Gian Singh vs State of Punjab and another (2012) 10 SCC 303
Narinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another
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