Criminal Misc. No. M-2416 of 2011 (O&M) v. State of Punjab & Anr.

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Munish Behl, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Palwinder Singh, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. Sumeet Puri, Advocate, for the complainant. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) In this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No. 7 dated June 5th, 2010 registered under Sections 420/120-B of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') at Police Station Mattewal, District Amritsar, has been sought. By order dated November 9th, 2011 K.C. Puri. J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to record their statements. In compliance with the same, Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Baba Bakala has sent a report to the effect that the parties have compromised the matter. Affidavit of the complainant (Annexure P-3) has also been placed on record. Indeed, the dispute between the parties was of personal nature. In view of this, there should not be any impediment in allowing the parties to compromise the matter. Support to this view can be had from the authority 'Madan Mohan Abbot Vs. State of Punjab' 2008 (2) RCR (Criminal) 429, wherein, Hon'ble Supreme Court has ruled that in such type of cases, where the dispute is of personal nature, Court should ordinarily, accept the compromise. In view of above, petition is accepted. Consequently, FIR No. 7 dated June 5th, 2010 registered under Sections 420/120-B IPC at Police Station Mattewal, District Amritsar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed.

19.12.2011. SN (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE