Jatinder Singh @ Baj v. State of Punjab & Anr.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.129 dated 11th August, 2009, under Sections 420, 406, 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station City Gurdaspur, District Gurdaspur. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of investigation, petitioner has entered into a compromise with respondent No.2 and thus, FIR deserves to be quashed qua the petitioner. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and given careful thought to the facts of the case. Admittedly, there are five accused in the case. The matter is still under investigation. A compromise is stated to have arrived at with one of the accused (petitioner). Under the circumstances, such compromise can be of no avail as there are other persons also, whose names figure in the FIR. Even otherwise, during pendency of Crl. Misc. No. M-26983 of 2011 2 investigation, it is difficult for this court to opine whether name of the petitioner will figure in the final report to be submitted by the investigating agency. The petition is without any merit and is hereby dismissed.

6.9.2011 'rajpal' (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE