JUGMEET SINGH TULLA AND OTHERS v. U T OF J AND K TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY HOME DEPTT AND OTHERS
Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL
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High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2024-06-03. JUGMEET SINGH TULLA AND OTHERS v. U T OF J AND K TH ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY HOME DEPTT AND...
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Sr. No. 86 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CRM(M) No. 331/2024 Dr. Jugmeet Singh Tulla and others Through: Mr. S. S. Ahmad, Advocate Vs. UT of J&K and others. Through: Mr. Pawan Dev Singh, Dy. AG. Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Advocate CRM(M) No. 332/2024 S. Surjit Singh and others Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Advocate Vs. UT of J&K and others. Through: Mr. Pawan Dev Singh, Dy. AG. Mr. S. S. Ahmad, Advocate CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE ORDER (ORAL) 03. 06. 2024 6 01. The petitioners in CRM(M) No. 331/2024 have sought quashing of FIR No. 0156 dated 03. 11. 2022 registered with Police Station, Channi Himmat, Jammu for offences under Sections 34/506/323/452/382 IPC at the instance of respondent No. 3 as well as charge sheet/final report No. 27/2024 dated 29. 01. 2024, titled “UT of J&K vs. Jugmeet Singh Tulla and ors”. pending CRM(M) Nos. 331/2024 & 332/2024 rd before the court of learned 3 Additional Munsiff, (JMIC) Jammu. The petitioners in CRM(M) No.
332/2024 have sought quashing of the FIR No. 0154 dated 30. 10. 2022 registered with Police Station, Channi Himmat for offences under Sections 323/354/506/34 IPC at the instance of respondent No. 3 as well as charge sheet/final report dated 18. 01. 2024, titled, “UT of J&K vs. rd Surjit Singh and ors”. pending before the learned 3 Addl. Munsiff (JMIC) Jammu. 02. FIR bearing No. 156 dated 03. 11. 2022 has been got registered at the instance of respondent No. 3, who happens to be the father-in-law of the petitioner No. 1 and FIR bearing No. 154 dated 30. 10. 2022 has been got registered by the respondent No. 3, who happens to be the father-in-law of her brother. The petitioner No. 1, Surjit Singh, who figures as an accused in FIR No. 0154 dated 30. 10. 2022, is the complainant in FIR No. 156 dated 03. 11. 2022. In fact the dispute arose between the contesting parties due to marital discard between Dr. Jugmeet Singh Tulla and Dr. (Maj. ) Lakhvinder Kour D/o S.
Surjit Singh, who is complainant in FIR No. 0156 dated 03. 11. 2022 and accused in FIR No. 154 dated 30. 10. 2022. The parties have placed on record compromise deed executed between petitioner No. 1-Dr. Jugmeet Singh Tulla and Dr. (Maj. ) Lakhvinder Kour. 03. The statements of the petitioners and respondent No. 3/complainants in both the petitions have been recorded before the Registrar Judicial of this Court, wherein they have admitted the settlement of dispute. The complainants/respondent No. 3 in their statements have stated that compromise deeds dated 01. 04. 2024 have been executed and they have no grievance against each other, therefore, they do not want to pursue the FIRs CRM(M) Nos. 331/2024 & 332/2024 filed by them against each other. It has been further stated that they have no objection, if this Court quashes the FIRs and Charge Sheets mentioned above. 04. Heard and considered. 05.
After having gone through the record and the statements made by the parties, this Court is of the considered view that once the parties have settled the dispute amicably, the continuance of the criminal proceedings pending before the learned trial courts shall be nothing but an exercise in futility. 06. In view of the above, both the petitions are allowed FIR No. 0156 dated 03. 11. 2022 registered with Police Station, Channi Himmat, Jammu for offences under Sections 34/506/323/452/382 IPC as well as charge sheet/final report No. 27/2024 dated 29. 01. 2024 titled “UT of J&K vs. Jugmeet Singh rd Tulla and ors”. pending before the court of learned 3 Additional Munsiff, (JMIC) Jammu and FIR No. 0154 dated 30. 10. 2022 registered with Police Station Channi Himmat for offences under Sections 323/354/506/34 IPC and the charge sheet/final report dated 18. 01. 2024 titled, “UT of J&K vs. Surjit Singh and ors”. pending before the same court, are quashed. 07. Disposed of.
(RAJNESH OSWAL) JUDGE Jammu 03 . 06. 2024 Karam Chand/Secy. Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No KARAM CHAND 2024. 06. 05 12:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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