Lakhbir Singh vs State of Punjab - 2023 Supreme(P&H) 3226

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 3226

SANJAY VASHISTH
Lakhbir Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Paramapreet Singh Paul, Advocate.
For the Respondent No. 1-State:Mr. J.S. Arora, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab.
For the Respondents No. 2:Mr. Mayank Aggarwal for Ms. Maloo Liberhan, Advocates.

Table of Content
1. overview of the factual background of the case. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. discussion on the effect of legal compromise. (Para 8 , 15 , 17)
3. details of compliance with court orders on compromise. (Para 11 , 12 , 13)
4. final outcome and order of the court. (Para 14 , 36)
5. court discretion on compounding non-compoundable offences. (Para 20 , 23)

JUDGMENT

Sanjay Vashisth, J.

By this judgment and order, I propose to dispose of Criminal Appeal No. CRA-S-2065-SB-2007 along-with Criminal Miscellaneous Application Nos. CRM-25060-2022, CRM-144-2023 and CRM-1631-2023.

2. Feeling aggrieved against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence, dated 26.09.2007, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc)-cum-Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court, Rupnagar, in Sessions Case No. 35, dated 03.10.2005, arising out of FIR No. 26, dated 14.06.2005, under Sections 307 , 353, 186, 332, 427 IPC and Section 61 (1)(a) of the PUNJAB EXCISE ACT , 1914, registered at Police Station Nurpur Bedi, District Rupnagar, appellant - Lakhbir Singh has preferred Criminal Appeal No. CRA-S-2065-SB-2007.

3. Aforementioned FIR was registered against appellant - Lakhbir Singh and co-accused Kamalji