JASWANT SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Prayer in this petition, filed under Section 482, Cr.P.C., is for quashing of FIR No. 81, dated 26.4.2013 (Annexure P-1), under Section 382, IPC, registered at Police Station, Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur, and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2).

(2.) Vide order dated 1.10.2013, the affected parties were directed to appear before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Area Judicial Magistrate for getting their respective statements recorded with regard to the veracity of the compromise (Annexure P-2). The said Court was also directed to send its report.

(3.) In compliance of the above, the complainant/ respondent No. 2, Satwant Kaur, as well as the petitioner, Jaswant Singh, did appear before learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hoshiarpur, and got recorded their statements with regard to the compromise. The report from the learned Court below has been received and the operative part thereof reads as under:-