SALWINDER SINGH @ KULWINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present petition under Section 482, Cr.P.C., has been filed by the petitioners, namely, Salwinder Singh @ Kulwinder Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Deepika, for quashing of FIR No. 109, dated 18.5.2011, for the offence punishable under Section 498 -A, IPC, registered at Police Station, Shahkot, Jalandhar, and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise.

(2.) VIDE order dated 27.11.2013, this Court had directed the affected parties to appear on 11.12.2013 before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar, for getting their respective statements recorded with regard to the compromise. The said Court was also directed to submit a detailed report in that regard along with copies of the statements on or before the date fixed by this Court.

(3.) IN compliance of the above, the three petitioners, namely, Salwinder Singh @ Kulwinder Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Deepika, as well as respondent No. 2, Sonu, did appear before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar, and got recorded their respective statements with regard to the compromise. The copies of the statements of the three petitioners have been received, but copy of the statement of respondent No. 2, Sonu, has not been received. However, the report received from the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar, reveals that respondent No. 2, Sonu, had also appeared before the said Court and suffered her statement with regard to the compromise. The report received from the said Court further reveals that the compromise arrived at between the private parties was voluntary one, without any pressure from any side and was not a result of coercion.