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2023 Supreme(P&H) 2073

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
GURBIR SINGH, J.
Parveen & Ors. – Petitioners
Versus
State of Haryana & Anr. – Respondents
CRM-M-29415 of 2019
Decided On : 04-07-2023

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Vijay Kumar Sheoran, Advocate; For the Petitioners
For the Respondent: Mr. Karan Sharma, DAG, Haryana.
Mr. Suresh Kumar Jindal, Advocate for Respondent No. 2.

Headnote:(A) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 482 - IPC - Sections 147, 148, 323, 324, 506, 149 - Quashing of criminal complaint - Petitioners summoned for offences in response to a complaint regarding a physical altercation - Trial Court found sufficient grounds based on complainant's statements and witnesses - No legal legitimacy found in petitioner's argument about the summoning order being mechanical or unsupported by evidence - Petition dismissed for lack of merit. (Paras 1-14)

Facts of the case:
The complaint was filed alleging that the petitioners attacked the complainant's brother with various weapons, causing multiple injuries. Another FIR against the complainants revealed they were also involved in serious injuries to others, raising questions about the legitimacy of their claims.

Findings of Court:
Summoning order upheld as no illegality was found in the process. The evidence presented by the complainant and witnesses was considered sufficient for proceeding against the petitioners.

Issues: Whether the summoning order was justified and supported by adequate evidence; the credibility of the complainant given their history of criminal cases.

Ratio Decidendi: The Court ruled that registration of prior cases against the complainants did not negate their right to file a complaint, and the question of injury causation was a matter for trial, thus dismissing the petitioner's claims about the summoning order being unjustified.

Result: Petition dismissed.

Table of Content
1. summary of factual background and allegations. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding validity of claims and counterclaims. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 10)
3. court's analysis of evidence and reasoning. (Para 11 , 12 , 13)
4. final conclusions and dismissal of the petition. (Para 14 , 15)

JUDGMENT

Mr. Gurbir Singh, J.

Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., 1973 is for quashing the Criminal Complaint No.COMI/106/2016 dated 20.08.2016 (Annexure P-1) filed by respondent no.2 as well as the impugned summoning order dated 20.05.2019 (Annexure P-2) passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Charkhi Dadri, vide which the petitioners have been summoned for the offences committed under Sections 147 , 148, 323, 324, 506 read with Section 149 IPC in the above said Criminal Complaint.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that respondent no.2-complainant filed the complaint (Annexure P-1) on the allegations that on 21.04.2016, at about 07:30 PM, his brother Sukhvinder Singh was returning to his house, from the fields. On the way, when he reached near the house of Sombir, Parveen caused a stone injury from the roof and raised lalkara that on that day, they would beat him. On that, other accused persons namely Sombir, Sukhbir, Manbir, Jasbir and Smt. Ved Kaur, in connivance with each other, attacked his brother Sukhvinder Singh with lathies, iron rods, knife and jelli. Jasbir caused a knife blow on the person of his brother. In order to save himself, he guarded the knife blow with his left hand, the blow hit on his hand. Parveen caused lathi blow on his head. His brother raised alarm. Complainant and his uncle Ram Niwas reached the spot to save Sukhvinder. All the accused attacked him and his uncle Ram Niwas with lathis, dandas, jelli and knife. Sombir caused injury on the right leg of Ram Niwas, then Manbir and Sukhbir caused injuries on back and head and Ved Kaur caused injuries on his left and right hands and forehead. Parveen and others also caused injuries. Ishwar son of Deda Ram and Karamvir son of Jai Lal and others came. They had seen the occurrence and saved him and his brother from the clutches of the accused. Then, the accused persons left the place of occurrence after giving threats of killing to the complainant and his brother. Thereafter, complainant, his brother and uncle were shifted to hospital. They were medico-legally examined. Police came there and made verbal inquiry from the brother of complainant Sukhvinder and got his signatures on blank paper and police said that his statement would be recorded on that paper. Later on, it was known that FIR No.79 dated 22.04.2016 was recorded but the same was cancelled on the basis of opinion of doctor. Police did not record the correct statement.

3. Learned Trial Court, after recording preliminary evidence, summoned the petitioners under Sections 147 , 148, 323, 324, 506 read with Section 149 IPC, vide order dated 20.05.2019 (Annexure P-2).

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has argued that regarding the same occurrence, brother of respondent no.2-complainant namely Sukhvinder Singh got registered FIR No.79 against the present petitioners under Sections 147 , 148, 149, 323, 324 IPC, at Police Station Badhra. During investigation of the said FIR, police found all the allegations levelled by respondent no.2 false and frivolous. Consequently, cancellation report dated 21.05.2016 (Annexure P-3) was prepared and submitted in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Charkhi Dadri. Respondent no.2 and his brother Sukhvinder Singh were not satisfied with the investigation carried out by the police. So, they approached the higher authorities, requesting them for fresh investigation of the case through some high-ranked police officer. Resultantly, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Badhra conducted fresh investigation in the matter and found the allegations levelled by respondent no.2 and his brother to be false and base

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