Navroz Singh vs State of Punjab - 2023 Supreme(P&H) 2328

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 2328

JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Navroz Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners:Mr. Angad Advocate for Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate.
For the Respondent: Mr. Digvijay Nagpal, AAG, Punjab.
For the Respondent No.2:Mr Varinder Singh, Advocate.

JUDGMENT

Jagmohan Bansal, J. (Oral)

This petition is filed under Section 4 82 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.0194, dated 10.07.2021, under Sections 4 98A, 406, 354, 354A, 506 and 34 of IPC 1860 and under Sections 3 , 4 and 4A of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, registered at Police Station Sultanpur Lodhi District Kapurthala, (Annexure P-1), and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise/ affidavit dated 22.12.2022 (Annexure P-2).

2. In terms of order dated 09.01.2023 of this Court, learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sultanpur Lodhi has submitted his report dated 16.01.2023. The relevant extracts of the report are as below :-

"(I)The compromise between the parties appears to be genuine. Respondent Navneet Kaur got married with petitioner no.1 Navroz Singn on 16.03.2021. There is no issue from the marriage. After dispute in the married life, the present FIR was registered. But now a written compromise is entered between the parties and both want to end the matrimonial dispute. As per compromise, both the parties will withdraw their litigation in different courts. Also a petition under section 13-B Hindu Marriage Act is filed to seek mutual divo