Pardeep Singh vs State of Punjab - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 1137

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1137

SUMEET GOEL
Pardeep Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bhasin, Advocate; For the Petitioners
Mr. Hemant Aggarwal, AAG, Punjab.
Ms. Harnoor Singh Majithia, Advocate for Respondent No.2.

JUDGMENT

Mr. Sumeet Goel, J.

By way of present petition, the petitioners are seeking quashing of FIR No.0004 dated 20.01.2023 under Section 498A of IPC, registered at Police Station Women Cell, District Malerkotla and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 17.03.2023 (Annexure P-2), which is stated to have been effected between the parties.

2. On 17.04.2023, the following order was passed:

"The petitioner(s) filed petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.0004 dated 20.01.2023 under Section 498A of IPC registered at Police Station Women Cell, District Malerkotla and all the subsequent proceedings arising there from, qua the petitioner(s), in light of the compromise effected between the parties.

Notice of motion.

On the asking of this Court, Mr. Kunwarbir Singh, Assistant A.G. Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the State.

Mr. Harnoor Singh, Advocate appeared on behalf of respondent No.2 and filed Vakalatnama which is taken on record.

Let the statement of the parties concerned be recorded with regard to the aforesaid compromise on 30.05.2023 before the learned Illaqa/Duty Magistrate, concerned or on any early date convenient to the sa