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ANOOP CHITKARA
Tajinder Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Anoop Chitkara, J.
| FIR No. | Dated | Police Station | Sections |
| 194 | 29.7.2018 | Gate Hakima, District Police Commissionerate Amritsar, Punjab. | 323, 341, 427, 506 IPC (Sections 307 and 325 IPC added later on) |
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 aggrieved person(s).
2. During the pendency of the criminal proceedings, the accused and the aggrieved person(s) have compromised the matter, and its copy is annexed with this petition as Annexure P-2.
3. After that, the petitioner(s) came up before this Court to quash the FIR, impleading the aggrieved persons as respondent no. 2.
4. Pursuant to order of this Court dated 24.5.2024, the aggrieved person(s) (R-2) appeared before the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Amritsar and stated that there would be no objection if the Court quashes this FIR and consequent proceedings. The report of concerned Court reads as follows:
| Name of the reporting Court | Additional District & Sessions Judge, Amritsar |
| Criminal Case no. before trial |
The High Court can quash FIRs for non-compoundable offences if a genuine compromise exists and public interest is not adversely affected.
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 inherent jurisdiction under section 482 CrPC to quash criminal proceedings based on a genuine compromise, absence of coercion or threat....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the principles for quashing criminal proceedings based on compromise, considering the nature of the offences, societal impact, and the possibility ....
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 the need to exercise the power under Section 482 of the Code sparingly and with caution, especially for heinous and serious offences, and to consid....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the court has the inherent power to quash criminal proceedings based on a compromise between the parties, even if the offences are non-compoun....
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 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....
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