Jasmair Singh vs The State Of Haryana

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1444 OF 2022 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.5724 of 2022)

JASMAIR SINGH & ANR. Appellants

VERSUS

STATE OF HARYANA & ANR. Respondents

O R D E R

Leave granted.

This appeal arises out of the judgment and order dated

07.04.2022 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at

Chandigarh in CRM-M No.974 of 2022.

The appellant husband is facing prosecution in crime

registered pursuant to First Information Report No.55 dated

14.02.2016 lodged with Police Station Pehowa, District Kurukshetra,

Haryana, in respect of offences punishable under Sections 323, 406,

498-A and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC” for short).

A Memo of Compromise dated 23.12.2021 was entered into between

the appellant husband and respondent no.2-wife in respect of all

the pending litigations between the parties.

In accordance with said compromise, the appellant filed CRM-M

No.974 of 2022 under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

1973 Signature Not Verified (“Cr.P.C.” for short) praying for quashing of the crime Digitally signed by NEETU KHAJURIA

registered pursuant to First Information Report No.55 of 2016. Date: 2022.09.08 18:02:46 IST Reason:

The

request having been turned down, the instant appeal has been

preferred by the appellant-husband.

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It is not disputed that a settlement was arrived at between

the appellant-husband and the respondent no.2-wife.

Since the parties have buried the hatchet and have decided to

give quietus to the proceedings which were lodged inter se, going

by the law declared by this Court in Gian Singh v. State of Punjab,

(2012) 10 SCC 303, the case was eminently suitable to be considered

for exercise of jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code.

We, therefore, allow this appeal, take the settlement on

record and quash the proceedings registered pursuant to First

Information Report No.55 dated 14.02.2016 lodged with Police

Station Pehowa, District Kurukshetra, Haryana, in respect of

offences punishable under Sections 323, 406, 498-A and 506 of the

IPC.

.................................CJI. [UDAY UMESH LALIT]

.................................J. [S. RAVINDRA BHAT] NEW DELHI;

SEPTEMBER 05, 2022