TALWINDER SINGH @ LADDI Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE prayer made in this present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'the Code') is for quashing of FIR No. 33 dated 15.02.2008 registered under Sections 363, 342, 366, 376 and 120-B IPC at Police Station, Islamabad, Amritsar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise between the parties.

(2.) RELIANCE has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR(Criminal) 1052 : 2007(3) Law Herald 2225 (P&H) and Surinder Kamboj and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2008(1) RCR(Crl.) 21 (P&H).

(3.) WHILE dealing with issue of quashing of FIR on the basis of compromise a Bench consisting of five Hon'ble Judges of this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra) while approving minority view in Dharambir v. State of Haryana, 2005(3) RCR(Criminal) 426 : 2005(2) Apex Criminal 424 : 2005(2) Law Herald 723 (P&H) (FB), opined as under :-