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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
ANOOP CHITKARA
Amarpal Singh Tiwana – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Anoop Chitkara, J.
FIR No. | Dated | Police Station | Sections |
77 | 22.3.2015 | Dakha, Ludhiana | 406, 420, 120-B I PC |
The petitioner(s), arraigned as accused in the above captioned FIR, have come up before this Court under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of the FIR and all consequential proceedings based on the compromise with the aggrieved person(s).
2. During the pendency of the criminal proceedings, the accused and the aggrieved person(s) have compromised the matter, and its copy is annexed with this petition as Annexure P-2.
3. After that, the petitioner(s) came up before this Court to quash the FIR, impleading the aggrieved persons as respondent no.2.
4. Pursuant to order of this Court dated 29.10.2024 the aggrieved person(s) (Respondent no.2), appeared before the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana and stated that there would be no objection if the Court quashes this FIR and consequent proceedings. The relevant extract of the report of the concerned Court reads as follows:
Name of the reporting Court | Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Ludhiana |
Criminal Case no. before trial Court | CHI-340-2018 |
1. | Names of the complainant/ victims(s)/ aggrieved persons(s) | Atma Singh |
2. | Dates on which the statement(s) | |
The main legal point established in the judgment is the court's authority to quash criminal proceedings based on a compromise, ensuring it aligns with the purpose of criminal jurisprudence and does n....
The inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be exercised to quash proceedings even for non-compoundable offences if the continuance of the prosecution would be an abuse of the process of law, em....
The voluntary nature of the compromise, absence of coercion, and the reformatory purpose of criminal jurisprudence justified the quashing of the FIR and consequent proceedings.
The exercise of inherent power for quashing the FIR and all consequential proceedings is justified to secure the ends of justice, especially when the compromise is voluntary and not secured through c....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the voluntary nature of the settlement, the reformatory nature of criminal jurisprudence, and the exercise of inherent power for quashing the FIR a....
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