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ANOOP CHITKARA
Lal Chand – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Anoop Chitkara, J. -
| FIR No. | Dated | Police Station | Sections |
| 107 | 24.09.2020 | Begowal, District Kapurthala | 307, 379, 427, 323, 148, 149 IPC and 25/27 of ARMS ACT (307, 379 IPC deleted later on) |
The petitioner, 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 a compromise with the aggrieved person.
2. During the pendency of the petition, the accused and the aggrieved person have compromised the matter, and its copy is annexed with this petition as Annexure P-2.
3. After that, the petitioner came up before this Court to quash the FIR, and in the quashing petition, the aggrieved person has been imp leaded as respondent.
4. This court had asked the parties to appear before the concerned court and had asked the said court to give its report as per the format. The report reads as follows:
| Name of the reporting Court | Shri Rahul Kumar, PCS, SDJM, Bholath |
| FIR No. | Dated Police | Station | Sections |
| 107 | 24.09.2020 | Begowal | 307, 379, 427, 323, 148, 149 IPC and 25/27 of ARMS ACT (307, 379 IPC deleted later on) |
| Criminal |
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 absence of coercion in a compromise, the societal impact of the offences, and the reformatory purpose of criminal jurisprudence can justif....
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 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 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 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 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 has the inherent power to quash criminal proceedings based on a compromise between the parties, even if the offences are non-compoun....
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