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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI
Ashok Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Jasgurpreet Singh Puri, J. (Oral)
The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No.124 dated 01.05.2022, under Sections 323, 506 IPC (Section 34 IPC added later on) and Sections 75 and 82 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children), Act, 2015, registered at Police Station Civil Lines Jind, District Jind, Haryana alongwith all other consequential proceedings.
2. The contents of the present FIR as translated by the petitioner and attached alongwith the present petition as Annexure P-1 is reproduced as under:-
The court can quash FIRs when no specific allegations are made against a party, especially if the main accused's FIR has been quashed based on compromise.
Amicable settlement among parties can justify quashing an FIR when the injury is minor and the accused are not habitual offenders.
FIRs filed with malicious intent, especially as retaliatory actions, can be quashed to prevent abuse of legal processes. The court emphasized safeguarding against harassment in the judicial system.
Corporal punishment by a teacher may not constitute an offence if it is performed with a bona fide intention to maintain discipline, as established under relevant IPC and JJ Act provisions.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the inherent power under Section 482 Cr.PC can be exercised to quash criminal proceedings based on an amicable settlement, even in cases of no....
The court quashed the FIR for lacking material evidence against the petitioner, emphasizing that criminal proceedings cannot continue without sufficient allegations.
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