Sweety v. State of Punjab & Ors

CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-1-o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o o 201o oo o o o o CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o oo o DateoofoDecision:o28.04.2023o o Sweetyo o o o ooooooooo o o o ooooooooooo,Petitionero Versuso StateoofoPunjaboandoOtherso o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooo,Respondentso o CORAM:oooHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoJAGMOHANoBANSALo Present:-oo Mr.oSandeepoS.oMajithia,oAdvocateoforotheopetitioneroo Mr.oShivaoKhurmi,oAAG,oPunjabo ***o JAGMOHANoBANSAL,oJ.o(ORAL)o

1.k oo Theo petitionero througho instanto petitiono undero Sectiono 482o Codeo ofo Criminalo Procedure,o 1973o (foro shorto 'Cr.P.C.')o iso seekingo quashingo ofo Complainto No.157o datedo 17.09.2008o titledo aso 'Harpreeto KauroVersusoGurbinderoSinghoandoOthers'o(AnnexureoP-5),osummoningo storderodatedo03.03.2010o(AnnexureoP-6)owherebyoJudicialoMagistrateo1 o Class,o Amritsar,o hado summonedo theo petitionero alongo witho othero co-accusedotoofaceotrialounderoSectionso406,o498-A,o506o&o120-BoIPCoando storderodatedo05.12.2013o(AnnexureoP-11)owherebyoJudicialoMagistrateo1 o Class,oAmritsarohadodeclaredotheopetitioneroasoProclaimedoOffender.o

2.k oo Mr.oSandeepoS.oMajithia,oAdvocateoappearedoandofiledohiso PoweroofoAttorneyoonobehalfoofotheopetitionerowithonooobjectionofromo previousocounsel.oTheosameoisotakenoonorecord.oRegistryoisodirectedotootago atoanoappropriateoplace.o

3.k oo Theobriefofactsoofotheocaseoareothatomarriageooforespondento No.2o waso solemnizedo ono 07.03.2007o witho Gurbindero Singho i.e.o eldero CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-2-o brotheroofotheopetitioner.oTheomarriageowasosolemnizedoaccordingotooSikho riteso ando ceremonieso ando noo issueo waso borno fromo thiso wedlock.o Theo petitioner,oatothatopointoofotime,owasounmarriedoandosheogotomarriedoono

11.04.2008.o Sheo wento too Australiao ono 16.07.2008o ando settledo ino hero matrimonialohome.oo

4.k oo Theo respondento No.2o ono accounto ofo matrimonialo discordo lodgedoFIRoNo.109odatedo08.07.2008ounderoSectiono498-A,o406,o323o&o 34oIPCoando3/4oofoDowryoProhibitionoAct,o1961oagainstoherohusbandoando in-laws.o Theo policeo duringo theo courseo ofo investigationo foundo theo petitioneroinnocent.oTheopoliceoafterocompletingoinvestigationopresentedo itso reporto undero Sectiono 173o Cr.P.C.o Theo Trialo Courto framedo chargeso underoSectionso498-A,o406,o323o&o34oofoIPCoagainstotheopersonsonamedo inotheochallan.oTheopetitionerowasonotonamedoinotheochallan,othus,ochargeso wereonotoframedoagainstotheopetitioner.oTheoTrialoCourtovideojudgmento datedo12.03.2015o(AnnexureoP-14)oacquittedoallotheoaccused.o

5.k oo TheorespondentoNo.2oonotheooneohandolodgedoFIRoandoonotheo othero hando filedo impugnedo criminalo complainto datedo 17.09.2008o (AnnexureoP-5)oagainstoherohusbandoandootherofamilyomembersoincludingo sttheopetitioner.oTheoJudicialoMagistrateo1 oClass,oAmritsarovideoimpugnedo orderodatedo03.03.2010o(AnnexureoP-6)oorderedotoosummonotheopetitionero asowelloasoothersotoofaceotrialounderoSectionso498-A,o406,o506o&o120-Boofo IPC.oTheopetitionerowasooutoofocountry,othus,ocouldonotofaceotheotrial,o however,ootherofamilyomembersofacedotrialoinotheocomplaintocaseoando theyocameotoobeoacquittedovideojudgmentodatedo12.03.2015o(AnnexureoP-CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-3-o 15)opassedobyoAdditionaloChiefoJudicialoMagistrate,oAmritsar.oRealosistero ofopetitioneroandoherohusbandopreferredoCRM-M-12363-2010obeforeothiso Courtoseekingoquashingoofocomplaintoandosummoningoorder.oThisoCourto video judgmento datedo 12.08.2013o (Annexureo P-7)o quashedo impugnedo complaintoandosummoningoorderoquaopetitionersotherein.o

6.k oo Theo respondento No.2o enteredo intoo compromiseo datedo

18.03.2016o witho hero husband.o Ono theo basiso ofo compromise,o petitiono underoSectiono13-BoofoHinduoMarriageoAct,o1955o(foroshorto'HMA')o cameotoobeofiled.oAdditionaloDistrictoJudge,oAmritsarovideojudgmentoando decreeo datedo 18.03.2016o orderedo too dissolveo marriageo betweeno respondentoNo.2oandobrotheroofotheopetitioner.o

7.k oo Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerointeroaliaocontendsothatoino viewoofocompromiseoarrivedobetweenorespondentoNo.2oandoherohusbando coupledowithodecreeoofodivorce,oorderodatedo12.08.2013opassedobyothiso Courtoinotheocaseoofoco-accusedoi.e.orealosisteroofotheopetitioner,oacquittalo ofoco-accusedobyoTrialoCourtoinoFIRoasowelloasoimpugnedocomplaintocase,o theopresentopetitionodeservesotoobeoallowed.oTheorespondentoNo.2ohaso solemnizedomarriageowithoanotheroboyoandosheoisoblessedowithoaochild.oAso sheo haso settledo hero allo grievanceso witho theo familyo memberso ofo theo petitioner,osheoisonotocomingoforwardobeforeothisoCourt.o

8.k oo Despiteo repeatedo noticeso ando opportunities,o thereo iso noo representationoonobehalfooforespondentoNo.2oandomatteroisopendingobeforeo thisoCourtosinceo2016.oThisoCourtoisoleftowithonoootherooptionoexceptotoo CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-4-o adjudicateotheopresentopetitionowithotheoableoassistanceoofolearnedoStateo counsel.o

9.k oo LearnedoStateocounselodoesonotodisputeotheofactualopositiono ando confirmso thato challano ino FIRo caseo waso noto presentedo againsto theo petitionero ando co-accusedo ino FIRo aso wello aso complainto caseo stando acquitted.o

10.k oo Io haveo heardo theo argumentso ofo learnedo counselo foro theo petitioneroandolearnedoStateocounseloandoperusedotheorecordowithotheiro ableoassistance.o

11.k oo Theo concededo positiono emergingo fromo theo recordo ando argumentsoofobothosidesoisothatorespondentoNo.2ohasoamicablyoresolvedo hero grievanceso witho brothero ofo theo petitionero ando hero marriageo witho brotheroofopetitionerostandsodissolved.oTheoco-accusedostandoacquittedoino FIRoasowelloasocomplaintocase.oAoCo-ordinateoBenchoofothisoCourtoinotheo caseo ofo sistero ofo theo petitionero whoo waso alsoo oneo ofo co-accusedo haso quashedoimpugnedocomplaintoasowellosummoningoorder.o

12.k oo Theopetitionerothroughoinstantopetitionoisoseekingoquashingoofo impugnedocomplaintoonotheogroundoofoacquittaloofoco-accusedowhooareo familyomembersoofotheopetitioneroandotheocompromiseoeffectedobetweeno petitioneroandorespondentoNo.2.oo

13.k oo Beforeoadvertingowithofactsoofothisocase,oitowouldobeorelevanto too noticeo scopeo ando powero ofo HighoCourto whileo advertingo witho theseo issues.o Ao twoo judgeo bencho ofo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto ino Stateo ofo CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-5-o Haryanao&oOthersoVsoBhajanoLalo&oOtherso1992oSuppo(1)oSCCo335o aftero consideringo plethorao ofo judgmentso haso illustratedo circumstanceso whereo Higho Courto ino exerciseo ofo itso powero undero Articleo 226o ofo ConstitutionoofoIndiaoandoSectiono482oofoCr.P.C.ocanoquashoFIR.oTheo Hon'bleoSupremeoCourtohasoremindedotheoCourtsothatopoweroshouldobeo exercisedoinoexceptionalocasesoandowithofullocircumspection.oRelevanto paragraphsoandofindingsoreadoas:-o oo "83.o Theo Judicialo Committeeo ino itso oft-quotedo decision,o namely,oEmperorov.oKhwajaoNaziroAhmadoAIRo1945oPCo18o thougho stronglyo observedo thato theo judiciaryo shouldo noto interfereowithotheopoliceoinomattersowhichoareowithinotheiro province,ohasoqualifiedotheoaboveostatementoofolawobyosaying:o (AIRop.o22)oo "Noodoubt,oifonoocognizableooffenceoisodisclosed,oandostillo moreoifonoooffenceoofoanyokindoisodisclosed,otheopoliceowouldo haveonooauthorityotooundertakeoanoinvestigationo…."o

85.o Gajendragadkar,o J.o speakingo foro theo Courto whileo consideringo theo inherento powerso ofo theo Higho Courto ino quashingotheofirstoinformationoreportounderoSectiono561-Aoofo theooldoCodeo(correspondingotooSectiono482oofotheonewoCode)o inoR.P.oKapurov.oStateoofoPunjabo[(1960)o3oSCRo388,o396o:o AIRo1960oSCo866o:o1960oCrioLJo1239]oatopageo393omadeotheo followingoobservation:oo "Caseso mayo alsoo ariseo whereo theo allegationso ino theo firstoinformationoreportoorotheocomplaint,oevenoifotheyo areo takeno ato theiro faceo valueo ando acceptedo ino theiro entirety,odoonotoconstituteotheooffenceoalleged;oinosucho casesonooquestionoofoappreciatingoevidenceoarises;oitoiso CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-6-o aomatteromerelyoofolookingoatotheocomplaintoorotheofirsto informationo reporto too decideo whethero theo offenceo allegedoisodisclosedooronot.oInosuchocasesoitowouldobeo legitimateoforotheoHighoCourtotooholdothatoitowouldobeo manifestlyounjustotooallowotheoprocessoofotheocriminalo courtotoobeoissuedoagainstotheoaccusedoperson.o

93.oTheoSupremeoCourtoinoStateoofoBiharov.oJ.A.C.oSaldanhao [(1980)o 1o SCCo 554o :o 1980o SCCo (Cri)o 272]o examinedo theo questionowhether,owhenotheoinvestigationowasoinoprogress,o theo Higho Courto waso justifiedo ino interferingo witho theo investigationo ando prohibitingo oro precludingo furthero investigationo ino exerciseo ofo itso extraordinaryo jurisdictiono underoArticleo226oofotheoConstitution.oOnotheofactsoofothato case,o thiso Courto seto asideo theo ordero ofo theo Higho Courto quashingo theo ordero ofo theo Magistrateo ino postponingo theo considerationo ofo theo reporto submittedo too himo tillo theo finalo reportoofocompletionoofofurtheroinvestigation,odirectedobyotheo StateoGovernmentowasosubmittedotoohimoandoheldothatotheo Higho Courto ino exerciseo ofo itso extraordinaryo jurisdictiono committedo ao graveo erroro ino givingo theo directiono virtuallyo amountingo too mandamuso too closeo theo caseo beforeo theo investigationowasocomplete.oo

95.oTheoclassicoexpositionoofotheolawoisofoundoinoStateoofoW.B.o v.o Swapano Kumaro Guhao [(1982)o 1o SCCo 561o :o 1982o SCCo

(Cri)o283o:o(1982)o3oSCRo121]o.oInothisocase,oChandrachud,o C.J.oinohisoconcurringoseparateojudgmentohasostatedothato"ifo theoFIRodoesonotodiscloseotheocommissionoofoaocognizableo offence,o theo courto wouldo beo justifiedo ino quashingo theo investigationo ono theo basiso ofo theo informationo aso laido oro received".oJusticeoA.N.oSenowhoowroteotheomainojudgmentoino thatocaseowithowhichoChandrachud,oC.J.oandoVaradarajan,oJ.o CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-7-o agreedohasolaidotheolegalopropositionoasofollowso:o(SCCopp.o 597-98oparaso65oando66)oo "…otheolegalopositionoisowellosettled.oTheolegalopositiono appearsotoobeothatoifoanooffenceoisodisclosed,otheocourto willonotonormallyointerfereowithoanoinvestigationointoo theocaseoandowillopermitoinvestigationointootheooffenceo allegedotoobeocompleted;oif,ohowever,otheomaterialsodoo noto discloseo ano offence,o noo investigationo shouldo normallyobeopermittedo….oOnceoanooffenceoisodisclosed,o ano investigationo intoo theo offenceo musto necessarilyo followoinotheointerestsoofojustice.oIf,ohowever,onoooffenceo isodisclosed,oanoinvestigationocannotobeopermitted,oaso anyoinvestigation,oinotheoabsenceoofoanyooffenceobeingo disclosed,owilloresultoinounnecessaryoharassmentotooao party,o whoseo libertyo ando propertyo mayo beo puto too jeopardyoforonothing.oTheolibertyoandopropertyoofoanyo individualo areo sacredo ando sacrosancto ando theo courto zealouslyo guardso themo ando protectso them.o Ano investigationoisocarriedoonoforotheopurposeoofogatheringo necessaryo materialso foro establishingo ando provingo ano offenceo whicho iso disclosed.o Wheno ano offenceo iso disclosed,o ao propero investigationo ino theo interestso ofo justiceo becomeso necessaryo too collecto materialso foro establishingotheooffence,oandoforobringingotheooffendero toobook.oInotheoabsenceoofoaoproperoinvestigationoinoao caseowhereoanooffenceoisodisclosed,otheooffenderomayo succeedo ino escapingo fromo theo consequenceso ando theo offendero mayo goo unpunishedo too theo detrimento ofo theo causeo ofo justiceo ando theo societyo ato large.o Justiceo requiresothatoaopersonowhoocommitsoanooffenceohasotoo beobroughtotoobookoandomustobeopunishedoforotheosame.o Ifotheocourtointerferesowithotheoproperoinvestigationoinoao CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-8-o caseowhereoanooffenceohasobeenodisclosed,otheooffenceo willo goo unpunishedo too theo seriouso detrimento ofo theo welfareo ofo theo societyo ando theo causeo ofo theo justiceo suffers.oItoisoonotheobasisoofothisoprincipleothatotheocourto normallyodoesonotointerfereowithotheoinvestigationoofoao caseowhereoanooffenceohasobeenodisclosedo….oWhethero anooffenceohasobeenodisclosedooronotomustonecessarilyo dependo ono theo factso ando circumstanceso ofo eacho particularocaseo….oIfoonoaoconsiderationoofotheorelevanto materials,o theo courto iso satisfiedo thato ano offenceo iso disclosed,otheocourtowillonormallyonotointerfereowithotheo investigationointootheooffenceoandowillogenerallyoallowo theoinvestigationointootheooffenceotoobeocompletedoforo collectingomaterialsoforoprovingotheooffence."oo

98.oSpeakeroforotheobench,oRanganathoMisra,oJ.oasoheotheno waso ino Madhavraoo Jiwajio Raoo Scindiao v.o Sambhajiraoo ChandrojiraooAngreo[(1988)o1oSCCo692o:o1988oSCCo(Cri)o 234]ohasoexpoundedotheolawoasofollowso:o(SCCop.o695,oparao 7)oo "Theo legalo positiono iso wello settledo thato wheno ao prosecutionoatootheoinitialostageoisoaskedotoobeoquashed,o theotestotoobeoappliedobyotheocourtoisoasotoowhetherotheo uncontrovertedo allegationso aso madeo primao facieo establishotheooffence.oItoisoalsooforotheocourtotootakeointoo considerationoanyospecialofeaturesowhichoappearoinoao particularocaseotooconsiderowhetheroitoisoexpedientoando ino theo interesto ofo justiceo too permito ao prosecutiono too continue.oThisoisosooonotheobasisothatotheocourtocannoto beoutilisedoforoanyoobliqueopurposeoandowhereoinotheo opinionoofotheocourtochancesoofoanoultimateoconvictiono isobleakoand,otherefore,onoousefulopurposeoisolikelyotoobeo CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-9-o servedobyoallowingoaocriminaloprosecutionotoocontinue,o theo courto mayo whileo takingo intoo considerationo theo specialofactsoofoaocaseoalsooquashotheoproceedingsoeveno thoughoitomayobeoatoaopreliminaryostage."oo

102.o Ino theo backdropo ofo theo interpretationo ofo theo variouso relevantoprovisionsoofotheoCodeounderoChapteroXIVoandoofo theoprinciplesoofolawoenunciatedobyothisoCourtoinoaoseriesoofo decisionsorelatingotootheoexerciseoofotheoextraordinaryopowero underoArticleo226oorotheoinherentopowersounderoSectiono482o ofotheoCodeowhichoweohaveoextractedoandoreproducedoabove,o weo giveo theo followingo categorieso ofo caseso byo wayo ofo illustrationowhereinosuchopowerocouldobeoexercisedoeitherotoo preventoabuseoofotheoprocessoofoanyocourtoorootherwiseotoo secureotheoendsoofojustice,othoughoitomayonotobeopossibleotoo layo downo anyo precise,o clearlyo definedo ando sufficientlyo channelisedoandoinflexibleoguidelinesoororigidoformulaeoando toogiveoanoexhaustiveolistoofomyriadokindsoofocasesowhereino suchopoweroshouldobeoexercised.o

(1)o Whereo theo allegationso madeo ino theo firsto informationoo reportoorotheocomplaint,oevenoifotheyoareotakenoatotheirofaceo valueo ando acceptedo ino theiro entiretyo doo noto primao facieo constituteo anyo offenceo oro makeo outo ao caseo againsto theo accused.oo

(2)oWhereotheoallegationsoinotheofirstoinformationoreportoando othero materials,o ifo any,o accompanyingo theo FIRo doo noto discloseoaocognizableooffence,ojustifyingoanoinvestigationobyo policeo officerso undero Sectiono 156(1)o ofo theo Codeo excepto undero ano ordero ofo ao Magistrateo withino theo purviewo ofo Sectiono155(2)oofotheoCode.oo

(3)oWhereotheouncontrovertedoallegationsomadeoinotheoFIRo orocomplaintoandotheoevidenceocollectedoinosupportoofotheo CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-10-o sameo doo noto discloseo theo commissiono ofo anyo offenceo ando makeooutoaocaseoagainstotheoaccused.oo

(4)oWhere,otheoallegationsoinotheoFIRodoonotoconstituteoao cognizableo offenceo buto constituteo onlyo ao non-cognizableo offence,o noo investigationo iso permittedo byo ao policeo officero withouto ano ordero ofo ao Magistrateo aso contemplatedo undero Sectiono155(2)oofotheoCode.oo

(5)oWhereotheoallegationsomadeoinotheoFIRoorocomplaintoareo sooabsurdoandoinherentlyoimprobableoonotheobasisoofowhicho noo prudento persono cano evero reacho ao justo conclusiono thato thereo iso sufficiento groundo foro proceedingo againsto theo accused.o o(6)oWhereothereoisoanoexpressolegalobaroengraftedoinoanyoofo theo provisionso ofo theo Codeo oro theo concernedo Acto (undero whichoaocriminaloproceedingoisoinstituted)otootheoinstitutiono andocontinuanceoofotheoproceedingsoand/orowhereothereoisoao specifico provisiono ino theo Codeo oro theo concernedo Act,o providingo efficaciouso redresso foro theo grievanceo ofo theo aggrievedoparty.oo

(7)oWhereoaocriminaloproceedingoisomanifestlyoattendedowitho malao fideo and/oro whereo theo proceedingo iso maliciouslyo institutedowithoanoulterioromotiveoforowreakingovengeanceoono theoaccusedoandowithoaoviewotoospiteohimodueotooprivateoando personalogrudge.oo

103.oWeoalsoogiveoaonoteoofocautionotootheoeffectothatotheo powero ofo quashingo ao criminalo proceedingo shouldo beo exercisedoveryosparinglyoandowithocircumspectionoandothato toooinotheorarestooforareocases;othatotheocourtowillonotobeo justifiedoinoembarkingouponoanoenquiryoasotootheoreliabilityo orogenuinenessoorootherwiseoofotheoallegationsomadeoinotheo CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-11-o FIRoorotheocomplaintoandothatotheoextraordinaryooroinherento powersodoonotoconferoanoarbitraryojurisdictionoonotheocourto tooactoaccordingotooitsowhimoorocaprice."oo

14.k oo AosingleojudgeobenchoofoKarnatakaoHighoCourtowhileodealingo withoquashingoofoFIRoonotheogroundoofoacquittaloofoco-accusedoinoSalmano @o Shameero Vso Stateo ofo Karnatakao (W.P.o No.o 25286o ofo 2018o (GM-RES).oD/d.o13.7.2018)ohasoheld:oo

5.oInoanotherodecisionoreportedoino2002o(1)oKCCRo1oinotheo caseoofoMuneeroAhmedoQureshi,oMuneero@oGaunoMuneero v.o Stateo ofo Karnatakao byo Kumaraswamyo Layouto Police,o whereinothisoCourtohasoheldothat:oo oo "Entireocaseoofotheoprosecutionoasoagainstosixoaccusedo iso practicallyo inseparableo ando individualo oneo ando especiallyowhenotheoJudgmentoofoacquittaloisopassed,o whenoP.W.o1odeniesotheoentireoincidentoorotheoroleoofo theo accused.o Thiso reasoningo ofo acquittalo wouldo alsoo definitelyoenureotootheopetitioner.oEvenoifotheopetitionero isotriedothereocannotobeoanyootheromaterialootherothano whato iso alreadyo producedo ando consideredo byo Trialo Court.oInosuchocircumstancesoitowillobeoanoexerciseoino futilityotoomakeotheopetitionerotooundergootheoordealoofo crime,oandothenotoobeoacquitted.oo oo Holdingothatotheoproceedingoagainstotheoaccusedopersono whoowasoabscondingoandosubsequentlyoagainstowhomoao splitoupochargeosheetowasofiledowasoquashed."oo

6.oInotheoaboveosaidobackdropoandotheodictumoofotheoHon'bleo ApexoCourtoandothisocourt,otheoonlyopointothatorequiresoforo considerationoofothisocourtoiso–o CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-12-o "Whetherotheomaterialsoplacedobeforeotheocourtoagainsto theoaccusedopersonowhoohasoalreadyoacquittedoandotheo materialo availableo againsto theo petitionero herein,o areo oneo ando theo sameo ando inseparableo ifo juxtaposeo comparedowithoeachoother".oo

7.o Ifo theo allegationso areo indivisibleo ando inseparableo ino nature,oinosuchoanoeventuality,otheojudgmentoofoacquittalocano alsoo beo extendedo too theo abscondingo accusedo personso oro againsto whom,o ao separateo splito upo chargeo sheeto haso beeno filed.oTherefore,oitoisoincumbentouponotheocourtotooexamineo theomaterialsoonorecordotoofindooutowhetherotheopetitioneroiso entitledo foro sucho benefito ino ao giveno particularo case.o Therefore,oitoisojustoandonecessaryotooascertainotheofactualo aspectsoofothisocase."oo

15.k ooo Inotheocaseoinohand,othereoareoallegationsoofoharassmentoono accounto ofo demando ofo dowryo againsto theo petitionero ando hero familyo members.oComplaintoandosummoningoorderostandsoquashedoquaoherorealo sisteroandoherohusbandobyothisoCourtovideoorderodatedo12.08.2013opassedo ino CRM-M-12363-2010o ando theo brothero ofo theo petitionero ando othero familyomembersostandoacquittedovideojudgmentodatedo12.03.2015opassedo byoTrialoCourtoinoFIRoasowelloasoimpugnedocomplaintocase.o

16.k o Inoviewoofoaboveonotedopeculiarofactsoandocircumstancesoofo theo caseo ando applyingo theo principleso laido downo byo Hon'bleo Supremeo CourtoinoBhajanoLalo(supra)oandojudgmentoofoKarnatakaoHighoCourtoino Salmano(supra),othisoCourtoisoofotheoconsideredoopinionothatoitowouldoino theofitnessoofothingsoandointerestoofojusticeoifopresentopetitionoisoallowedo andoaccordinglyoallowed.oImpugnedoComplaintoNo.157odatedo17.09.2008o CRM-M-13893-2016o o o o o o oooo oooooooooooooooo-13-o titledoaso'HarpreetoKauroVersusoGurbinderoSinghoandoOthers'o(Annexureo P-5)o ando allo consequentialo proceedingso arisingo therefromo areo herebyo quashedoquaotheopetitioner.o o (JAGMOHANoBANSAL)o ooo o o o o o o o o ooooooJUDGEoo

28.04.2023o MohitoKumaro o Whetherospeaking/reasonedo Yes/Noo Whetheroreportableo Yes/Noo o