Barjinder Sharma vs State Of Punjab And Another

Suvir Sehgal, J

The Court has been convened through video conferencing due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The instant petition has been filed for quashing of FIR No.65 dated 01.03.2020 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 379, 406, 420 of Indian

Penal Code, 1860 at Police Station City Kapurthala, District Kapurthala, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties alongwith all

subsequent proceedings arising therefrom.

Vide order dated 05.10.2020, the parties were directed to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Court to get their statements recorded regarding the

compromise and a report was called for from the Court.

After recording the statements of the accused-petitioner and complainant-private respondent, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kapurthala, has reported

that the compromise in question is genuine, voluntary and without any coercion or undue influence. The Court has further reported that none of the

accused have been declared as Proclaimed Offender.

State counsel, upon instructions from ASI Manjit Singh, submits that the petitioner is not involved in any other criminal case.

Supreme Court in Gian Singh Versus State of Punjab and another, 2012(4) RCR (Criminal) 543 has held that the High Court has wide power under

Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash an FIR or complaint having predominantly civil flavour or involving matrimonial offences and

family disputes wherein the wrong is basically private or personal in nature and the parties have resolved their entire dispute. The Full Bench of this

Court in case Kulwinder Singh vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 and Division Bench of this Court in case Sube Singh

and another vs. State of Haryana and another, 2013(4) RCR (Criminal) 102 held that compounding of offence can be allowed even after conviction,

during pendency of the appeal and even in cases involving non-compoundable offences.

Counsel for the parties are also ad idem that in view of the settlement of the dispute between the parties, the present petition deserves to be accepted.

In view of the above, no purpose will be served in continuing with the criminal proceedings.

Accordingly, the petition is allowed. FIR No.65 dated 01.03.2020 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 379, 406, 420 of Indian Penal Code, 1860

at Police Station City Kapurthala, District Kapurthala, and all the consequent proceedings arising therefrom, are quashed qua the petitioner.