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RAJESH BHARDWAJ
Kulbhushan Bagga – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Rajesh Bhardwaj, J (Oral). - Instant petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing of FIR No.1 dated 6.1.2018 under Sections 406 and 498-A IPC registered at Police Station, Police Commissionerate Ludhiana, District Ludhiana and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of the compromise dated 19.1.2022 (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 24.2.2022 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 Magis
Quashing of FIR based on a compromise between the parties is justified when it would secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of the process of the Court.
The central legal point established in the judgment is that the power to quash a criminal proceeding based on a compromise must be exercised to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of the pro....
The main legal principle established is that when parties have voluntarily settled their dispute, the court may quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to secure the ends of justice.
The power of the Court to quash criminal proceedings based on a compromise between the parties, as provided in Section 482 Cr.P.C. and Section 320 Cr.P.C., should be exercised to secure the ends of j....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the power of the High Court to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C. should be exercised in accordance with the principles of s....
The main legal point established is that when parties have entered into a compromise, the court may quash criminal proceedings if continuation would be an abuse of process of the court and securing t....
The court's decision was primarily based on the nature of the offenses, the voluntary compromise between the parties, and the precedents set by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the High Court in similar....
The power of the High Court to quash criminal proceedings based on a compromise between the parties must be exercised to secure the ends of justice and prevent abuse of the process of the Court.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the nature and gravity of the crime, as well as the impact on society, must be considered before quashing criminal proceedings based on a comp....
The court's decision emphasized the importance of considering the nature of the offenses, the voluntary compromise between the parties, and the objective of securing the ends of justice in exercising....
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