TARLOCHAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) TERSELY , the facts and material, culminating in the commencement, relevant for disposal of the instant petition and emanating from the record, is that, initially in the wake of complaint of complainant Gurwinder Kaur wife of Tarlochan Singh daughter of Balihara Singh -respondent No. 2 (for brevity "the complainant"), a criminal case was registered against the petitioner -accused Tarlochan Singh son of Ghuman Singh, vide FIR No. 103 dated 16.09.2009 (Annexure P -1), on accusation of having committed the offence punishable under Section 498A IPC, by the police of Police Station Sadar Dhuri, District Sangrur. After completion of the investigation, the police submitted the final police report (challan). Consequently, the petitioner -accused was charge -sheeted for the commission of the indicated offence and the case was slated for evidence of the prosecution.

(2.) DURING the pendency of the criminal case, good sense prevailed and the parties have amicably settled their matrimonial disputes, by means of compromise dated 29.11.2012 (Annexure P -2).

(3.) DURING the course of preliminary hearing, the trial Court, was directed to record the statements of all the concerned parties, with regard to the genuineness and validity or otherwise of the compromise (Annexure P -2) between them, by this Court, by way of order dated 10.01.2013.