SUMEET YADAV v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER
Court: High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Bench: MR. JUSTICE ALOK JAIN
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High Court of Punjab and Haryana judgment dated 2025-09-23. SUMEET YADAV v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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240 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-64502-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision:23. 09. 2025 SUMEET YADAV ... Petitioner Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK JAIN Present: Mr. Sandeep Chopra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amandeep Singh Samra, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Sourav Thakur, Advocate for respondent No. 2. ALOK JAIN, J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition has been filed seeking quashing of FIR No. 103 dated 05. 12. 2022, under Sections 498-A, 406, IPC, (Annexure P-1), registered at Women Police Station Patiala, District Patiala, along with all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise deed dated 12. 12. 2024 (Annexure P-2). 2. Keeping in view the fact that the parties entered into a compromise, this Court vide order dated 04. 08. 2025, directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate/trial Court for getting their statements recorded in that regard. Pursuant thereto, a report dated 10.
09. 2025 has been st received from the Judicial Magistrate 1 Class, Patiala, stating that the compromise arrived at between the parties is voluntary and the same is without any pressure, coercion or undue influence. 3. Learned State Counsel and learned counsel for respondent No. 2 admit the factum of compromise and submits that they have no objection to quashing of the FIR on that basis. 4. Perusal of the aforesaid report establishes that the parties have amicably settled their dispute, and continuance of criminal proceedings insuch a situation will be an exercise in futility, as the chances of ultimate conviction are bleak. The power under Section 482 Cr. P. C. can be exercised in such matters. It has been held by Supreme Court of India in cases Gian Singh v. State of Punjab and another 2012(10) SCC 303 and Narinder Singh and others v.
State of Punjab and another 2014(6) SCC 406 that criminal cases having overwhelmingly civil character, particularly those arising out of commercial transactions or matrimonial relationships or family disputes, should be quashed when the parties have resolved their disputes among themselves in a bona fide manner. 5. Consequently, this petition is allowed. FIR No. 103 dated 05. 12. 2022, under Sections 498-A, 406, IPC, (Annexure P-1), registered at Women Police Station Patiala, District Patiala, along with all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise deed dated 12. 12. 2024 (Annexure P-2), are hereby quashed qua the petitioner, subject to payment of cost of Rs. 20,000/- to be deposited by the petitioner and Rs. 20,000/- to be deposited by respondent No. 2 within one month from today in Punjab State Legal Services Authority-Disaster Relief Fund, Account No. 44426937384, IFSC Code-SBIN0014656. 6. Pending applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of.
(ALOK JAIN) JUDGE 23. 09. 2025 kv Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No
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