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RAJBIR SEHRAWAT
Gurjot Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Rajbir Sehrawat, J. - This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed for quashing of FIR No.369 dated 31.12.2020 registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'the IPC') and Section 24 of Immigration Act, at Police Station Division No.5, District Police Commissionerate Ludhiana and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties.
2. Vide order dated 18.07.2023, the parties were directed to appear before the learned trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate, for getting their statements recorded; as to the genuineness of the compromise. In compliance thereof, report of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana dated 06.09.2023, has been received, wherein, it has been noticed that the parties have settled the dispute amicably without any undue influence, coercion or pressure and none of the accused have been declared as proclaimed offender.
3. The ultimate aim, objective and goal of a legal system is to reconcile the social conflicts. Law is required only to ensure that people do not have to fight with each other just to protect their right to property, right to l
The recognition of compromise in criminal disputes should consider the nature and gravity of the crime, the impact on society, and the fairness of continuing with the criminal proceeding despite a co....
Compromise in criminal disputes can quash FIRs if the case doesn't involve heinous offences, balancing societal impact and justice.
The legal system aims to reconcile social conflicts and recognizes compromises in criminal disputes, balancing the interests of justice and societal impact.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need to consider the nature and gravity of the crime, the impact on society, and the possibility of conviction when deciding to quash criminal ....
The recognition of compromises in criminal disputes, subject to exceptions, and the distinction between the powers of the High Court and criminal courts in quashing criminal proceedings.
The legal framework allows for recognizing compromises in criminal disputes, balancing the wishes of the parties with the impact on society, and distinguishing between offenses of a predominantly civ....
The recognition of compromises in criminal disputes must consider the nature and gravity of the crime, with serious offences having a significant impact on society not fittingly quashed based on comp....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the recognition of compromises in criminal disputes, the impact on society, and the applicability of legal provisions such as Section 320 Cr.P.C. a....
The power to quash a criminal proceeding based on a compromise depends on the nature and gravity of the crime, and the impact on society. Serious offences cannot be fittingly quashed, but offences wi....
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