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ANOOP CHITKARA
Gurjinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Anoop Chitkara, J.
FIR No. | Dated | Police Station | Sections |
132 | 29.06.2018 | Civil Lines, Police District Batala, District Gurdaspur | 307, 148, 149 IPC |
1. The petitioner(s), arraigned as accused in the above captioned FIR, has come up before this Court under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of the FIR and all consequential proceedings based on the compromise with the victim(s).
2. The complainant Sawinder Singh informed the police that a group of young boys administered beatings to his grand son in front of his eyes. He raised commotion and on this a friend of his grandson rushed and on that the assailants fled from the spot. Based on the detailed information about the incident, the police registered FIR captioned above. However, there was also a cross version.
3. During the pendency of the petition, the accused and the injured have compromised the matter, and its copy is annexed with this petition. A perusal of the compromise deed Annexure P-2 reveals that the parties entered into a compromise to bring peace and harmony between the parties. After that, the petitioner(s) came up before this Court to quash the FIR, and in the quashing petition, the injured have been impleaded as respondent(s).
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The voluntary nature of settlement, absence of impact on public peace, and the reformatory nature of criminal jurisprudence justified the quashing of the FIR and all subsequent proceedings.
The main legal point established is that the voluntary settlement between the accused and the injured, the absence of impact on public peace, and the reformatory purpose of criminal jurisprudence jus....
The Court's decision was based on the principle that the inherent power of the High Court under Section 482 CrPC can be exercised to prevent abuse of the process of any court or to secure the ends of....
The main legal principle established in the judgment is that the inherent power under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure can be invoked to quash criminal proceedings based on an amicable s....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the absence of coercion in a compromise, the societal impact of the offences, and the reformatory purpose of criminal jurisprudence can justif....
The court emphasized the reformatory purpose of criminal jurisprudence and the need to secure the ends of justice in exercising the inherent power for quashing the proceedings based on a compromise.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the court can exercise its inherent power under section 482 CrPC to quash criminal proceedings for non-compoundable offences, considering the ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the court's invocation of its inherent power under section 482 CrPC to quash the FIR and all subsequent proceedings based on the compromise, consid....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the Court's inherent jurisdiction under section 482 CrPC to quash criminal proceedings based on a genuine compromise, absence of coercion or threat....
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