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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
ANOOP CHITKARA
Jagsir Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Anoop Chitkara, J.
FIR No. | Dated | Police Station | Sections |
71 | 19.04.2023 | City Sangrur, District Sangrur | 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471 IPC |
The petitioners, 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 persons.
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 -2.
3. After that, the petitioners 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 20.05.2024 the aggrieved person(s) (Respondent no.2), appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur 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 | Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangrur |
Criminal Case no. before trial Court | Till date, Challan has not been presented in the Court of undersigned and only FIR has been received. |
1. | Na | |
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 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 exercise of inherent power for quashing the FIR and consequent proceedings is justified to secure the ends of justice, especially in cases where there is no chance of recording a conviction again....
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 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....
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 main legal point established in the judgment is that the exercise of the inherent power for quashing FIR and all consequential proceedings is justified to secure the ends of justice, and that the....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the court can quash the FIR and consequent proceedings based on a compromise between the parties, considering the nature of the offences and t....
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