Pardeep and Ors v. State of Haryana and Another

-1-o o o o INoTHEoHIGHoCOURToOFoPUNJABoANDoHARYANAo AToCHANDIGARHo o o Reservedoon:o17.05.2023o Pronouncedoon:o06.07.2023o o

Pardeepoandootherso ......Petitionerso o Versuso o o StateoofoHaryanaoandoanothero ......Respondents

CORAM:oHON'BLEoMR.oJUSTICEoNAMIToKUMARo o Arguedoby:o-oMr.oManvenderoChauhan,oAdvocate,o o o forotheopetitioners.o o o o Ms.oGaganpreetoKaur,oDAG,oHaryana.o o o o Mr.oTarunoSharma,oAdvocate,o o o fororespondentoNo.2.o o NAMIToKUMAR,oJ.o o

1.o o Thiso petitiono haso beeno filedo byo theo petitionerso undero Sectiono 482o Cr.P.C.o foro quashingo ofo FIRo No.530o datedo 06.09.2022o underoSectiono25oofotheoArmsoActoandoSectionso148,o149,o307oando506o IPC,o registeredo ato Policeo Stationo Gannaur,o Districto Sonipat,o ando allo consequentialo proceedingso arisingo therefrom,o ono theo basiso ofo compromise/affidavito datedo 27.09.2022o (Annexureo P-2)o arrivedo ato betweenotheoparties.o

2.o o Learnedocounseloforotheopetitionerohasocontendedothatoitoiso aofamilyodisputeobetweenobrothers-in-lawo(JijaoandoSala)oandowithotheo interventionoofotheoeldersoandorespectablesoofobothotheofamilies,omattero -2-o o o o hasobeenocompromisedobetweenopetitionersoandorespondentoNo.2ovideo compromiseodeedodatedo27.09.2022.oHeofurtherosubmittedothatoasopero compromise,orespondentoNo.2ohasonooobjectionoinoquashingotheoFIRoino question.oHeofurtherosubmittedothatopetitionersoareoinocustody.oNooinjuryo haso beeno causedotoocomplainanto sideo andopartieso areo residingo inotheo sameoareaopeacefullyoasopartiesoareopartoofosameofamilyoandorelativeotoo eachoother.oo

3.o o Noticeo ofo motiono waso issuedo ono 17.10.2022o ando ino pursuanceothereof,olearnedoStateocounselohasofiledotheoreply,owhoohaso vehementlyoopposedotheoprayeromadeoinotheopetitionobyosubmittingothato thereoareospecificoandograveoallegationsoagainstotheopetitioners.ooSheo furtherosubmittedothatopetitioneroNo.1-Pardeepoisoaohabitualooffenderoaso heoisoinvolvedoinosixomoreocases.ooTherefore,onoogroundoisomadeooutotoo quasho theo presento FIRo ono theo basiso ofo compromiseo againsto theo petitioners.o

4.o o Iohaveoheardolearnedocounseloforotheopartiesoandoperusedo theorecord.oo

5.o o ContentsoofotheoimpugnedoFIRogotolodgedobyorespondento No.2oreadsoasounder:o-o "TootheoChowkioInchargeoKhubruoJhal.oSir,oItoisorequestedo thatoIoSagarosonoofoBalwanoisotheoresidentoofoAhulana.oWeo areotwoobrothersoandoaosister.oMyosisteroJyotioisoelderotoome,o whoowasomarriedoinotheoyearo2013owithoPardeeposonoofo Rohtasho Naino ofo Tatarpuro ato presento residingo ato Shastrio Colony,oSamalkha.oAfterotheomarriage,omyobrother-in-lawo waso havingo linkso witho anti-socialo elementso ando abouto 4o yearsoagooaocaseowasoregisteredoatoSamalkhaoagainstomyo -3-o o o o brother-in-lawo(Jija)oPardeepoforokeepingoillegalooweapono andoafterospendingoabouto2oyearsoinotheojail,omyobrother-in-lawo startedo partnershipo ino theo liquoro vendso ofo Dhindar,o Chulkana,oChhajiyaoandoheostartedokeepingomeowithohim.o Foroabouto2½ooyearsoIoservedowithomyobrother-in-lawoando duringothatotimeoPardeepostartedobeatingomeoandounderotheo influenceoofoliquoroheostartedothreateningomeoandonowoalsoo heoisohavingocountryomadeopistolowithohim.oBeingoafraidoofo PardeepoIocameobackohomeoafteroleavingotheojoboandomyo brother-in-lawo visitedo myo homeo ando threatenedo meo foro takingo meo back,o buto Io dido noto goo ando byo keepingo thiso grudgeoinomindoonodatedo05/06.9.2022oinotheonightoatoabouto

12.15oa.m.,oheounderotheoinfluenceoofoliquorocameoinofronto ofomyohouseoalongwithohisocompanionoKrishanoresidentoofo Chulkanaoando2-3ootheroboysoandostartedothreateningome.o WhenoIosawothroughotheowindowoofomyoroom,omyobrother-in-lawowithointentionotookillomeofiredonumberoofotimesoando Io savedo myo lifeo byo hidingo myselfo behindo theo wall.o Myo fatheroandomyobrotheroRakeshosonoofoRampaloclimbedoono theoroofotopoandofromotheotop,otheyothrewobricksoonohiso vehicleo MGo HECTORo No.HR-60-L-6107.o Theno myo brother-in-lawoPardeepoandohisofriendsowhileothreateningotoo killoranoawayofromotheospotoinotheosaidovehicle."o

6.o o Ino Girijao Shankaro v.o Stateo ofo U.P.,o 2004(1)o R.C.R.(Criminal)o 839o theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto haso heldo thato too justifyoconvictionounderoSectiono307oIPCoitoisonotoessentialothatobodilyo injuryocapableoofocausingodeathoshouldohaveobeenoinflictedoratherotheo Courtohasotooseeowhetherotheoact,oirrespectiveoofoitsoresult,owasodoneo withotheointentionooroknowledgeoandounderocircumstancesomentionedoino Sectiono307oIPC.o -4-o o o o

7.o o Hon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoNarinderoSinghoandoothersov.o StateoofoPunjaboandoanother,o2014(2)oR.C.R.(Criminal)o482ohasolaido downotheoguidelinesowithoregardotootheocasesoinowhichotheocasesotheo compromiseoshouldobeoacceptedoandotheocasesowhereinotheocompromiseo beonotoaccepted.ooTheorelevantoportionofromotheosaidojudgmentoreadsoaso under:o-o

31.oInoviewoofotheoaforesaidodiscussion,oweosumoupoandolayo downo theo followingoprincipleso byo whichotheo Higho Courto wouldo beo guidedo ino givingo adequateo treatmento too theo settlemento betweeno theo partieso ando exercisingo itso powero undero sectiono 482o ofo theo Codeo whileo acceptingo theo settlemento ando quashingo theo proceedingso oro refusingo too acceptotheosettlementowithodirectionotoocontinueowithotheo criminaloproceedingso:oo

(I)oPoweroconferredounderosectiono482oofotheoCodeoisotoobeo distinguishedofromotheopowerowhicholiesoinotheoCourtotoo compoundotheooffencesounderoSectiono320oofotheoCode.oNoo doubt,ounderosectiono482oofotheoCode,otheoHighoCourtohaso inherentopowerotooquashotheocriminaloproceedingsoevenoino thoseo caseso whicho areo noto compoundable,o whereo theo partieso haveo settledo theo mattero betweeno themselves.o However,othisopoweroisotoobeoexercisedosparinglyoandowitho caution.oo

(II)oWhenotheopartiesohaveoreachedotheosettlementoandoono thatobasisopetitionoforoquashingotheocriminaloproceedingso iso filed,o theo guidingo factoro ino sucho caseso wouldo beo too secureo:o

(i)oendsoofojustice,ooroo

(ii)otoopreventoabuseoofotheoprocessoofoanyoCourt.oWhileo exercisingotheopowerotheoHighoCourtoisotooformoanoopiniono onoeitheroofotheoaforesaidotwooobjectives.oo -5-o o o o

(III)o Sucho ao powero iso noto beo exercisedo ino thoseo prosecutionsowhichoinvolveoheinousoandoseriousooffenceso ofomentalodepravityoorooffencesolikeomurder,orape,odacoity,o etc.oSuchooffencesoareonotoprivateoinonatureoandohaveoao seriousoimpactoonosociety.oSimilarly,oforooffencesoallegedo too haveo beeno committedo undero specialo statuteo likeo theo PreventionoofoCorruptionoActoorotheooffencesocommittedobyo PublicoServantsowhileoworkingoinothatocapacityoareonototoo beoquashedomerelyoonotheobasisoofocompromiseobetweeno theovictimoandotheooffender.oo

(IV)o Ono theo other,o thoseo criminalo caseso havingo overwhelminglyo ando pre-dominantlyo civilo character,o particularlyothoseoarisingooutoofocommercialotransactionso oro arisingo outo ofo matrimonialo relationshipo oro familyo disputesoshouldobeoquashedowhenotheopartiesohaveoresolvedo theiroentireodisputesoamongothemselves.oo

(V)o Whileo exercisingo itso powers,o theo Higho Courto iso too examineo aso too whethero theo possibilityo ofo convictiono iso remoteo ando bleako ando continuationo ofo criminalo caseso wouldoputotheoaccusedotoogreatooppressionoandoprejudiceo ando extremeo injusticeo wouldo beo causedo too himo byo noto quashingotheocriminalocases.oo

(VI)oOffencesounderoSectiono307oI.P.C.owouldofalloinotheo categoryoofoheinousoandoseriousooffencesoandothereforeoiso toobeogenerallyotreatedoasocrimeoagainstotheosocietyoando notoagainstotheoindividualoalone.oHowever,otheoHighoCourto wouldo noto resto itso decisiono merelyo becauseo thereo iso ao mentionoofoSectiono307oI.P.C.oinotheoFIRoorotheochargeoiso framedounderothisoprovision.oItowouldobeoopenotootheoHigho CourtotooexamineoasotoowhetheroincorporationoofoSectiono 307oI.P.C.oisothereoforotheosakeoofoitoorotheoprosecutionohaso collectedosufficientoevidence,owhichoifoproved,owouldoleado tooprovingotheochargeounderoSectiono307oI.P.C.oForothiso RAVINDER SINGH purpose,oitowouldobeoopenotootheoHighoCourtotoogoobyotheo -6-o o o o natureoofoinjuryosustained,owhetherosuchoinjuryoisoinflictedo onotheovital/delegateopartsoofotheobody,onatureoofoweaponso usedoetc.oMedicaloreportoinorespectoofoinjuriesosufferedobyo theo victimo cano generallyo beo theo guidingo factor.o Ono theo basiso ofo thiso primao facieo analysis,o theo Higho Courto cano examineo aso too whethero thereo iso ao strongo possibilityo ofo convictionoorotheo chanceso ofoconvictionoareo remoteoando bleak.o Ino theo formero caseo ito cano refuseo too accepto theo settlementoandoquashotheocriminaloproceedingsowhereasoino theolaterocaseoitowouldobeopermissibleoforotheoHighoCourto too accepto theo pleao compoundingo theo offenceo basedo ono completeosettlementobetweenotheoparties.oAtothisostage,otheo Courtocanoalsoobeoswayedobyotheofactothatotheosettlemento betweenotheopartiesoisogoingotooresultoinoharmonyobetweeno themowhichomayoimproveotheirofutureorelationship.oo

(VII)oWhileodecidingowhetherotooexerciseoitsopoweroundero sectiono482oofotheoCodeooronot,otimingsoofosettlementoplayoao crucialorole.oThoseocasesowhereotheosettlementoisoarrivedoato immediatelyoafterotheoallegedocommissionoofooffenceoando theomatteroisostillounderoinvestigation,otheoHighoCourtomayo beoliberaloinoacceptingotheosettlementotooquashotheocriminalo proceedings/investigation.oItoisobecauseoofotheoreasonothato ato thiso stageo theo investigationo iso stillo ono ando eveno theo chargeo sheeto haso noto beeno filed.o Likewise,o thoseo caseso whereotheochargeoisoframedobutotheoevidenceoisoyetotoostarto orotheoevidenceoisostilloatoinfancyostage,otheoHighoCourtocano showobenevolenceoinoexercisingoitsopowersofavourably,obuto afteroprimaofacieoassessmentoofotheocircumstances/materialo mentionedo above.o Ono theo othero hand,o whereo theo prosecutiono evidenceo iso almosto completeo oro aftero theo conclusionoofotheoevidenceotheomatteroisoatotheostageoofo argument,onormallyotheoHighoCourtoshouldorefrainofromo exercisingoitsopowerounderosectiono482oofotheoCode,oasoino RAVINDER SINGH suchocasesotheotrialocourtowouldobeoinoaopositionotoodecideo -7-o o o o theocaseofinallyoonomeritsoandotoocomeoaoconclusionoasotoo whetherotheooffenceounderoSectiono307oI.P.C.oisocommittedo oronot.oSimilarly,oinothoseocasesowhereotheoconvictionoiso alreadyorecordedobyotheotrialocourtoandotheomatteroisoatotheo appellateostageobeforeotheoHighoCourt,omereocompromiseo betweenotheopartiesowouldonotobeoaogroundotooacceptotheo sameoresultingoinoacquittaloofotheooffenderowhoohasoalreadyo beenoconvictedobyotheotrialocourt.oHereochargeoisoprovedo undero Sectiono 307o I.P.C.o ando convictiono iso alreadyo recordedoofoaoheinousocrimeoand,otherefore,othereoisonoo questiono ofo sparingo ao convicto foundo guiltyo ofo sucho ao crime."o

8.o o InoStateoofoRajasthanov.oShambhuoKewat,o(2014)o4oSCCo 149,oHon'bleoSupremeoCourtohasoheldoasounder:-oo

14.oWeonoticeothatotheogravityoofotheoinjuriesowasotakeno noteo ofo byo theo Sessionso Courto ando ito hado awardedo theo sentenceoofo10oyearsorigorousoimprisonmentoforotheooffenceo punishableo underoSectiono 307oIPC,o buto noto byo theo Higho Court.o Theo Higho Courto haso completelyo overlookedo theo variousoprinciplesolaidodownobyothisoCourtoinoGianoSingho (supra),oandohasocommittedoaomistakeoinotakingotheoviewo that,otheoinjuriesowereocausedoonotheobodyoofoAbduloRashido inoaofightooccurredoatotheospuroandotheoheatoofotheomoment.o ItohasobeenocategoricallyoheldobyothisoCourtoinoGianoSingho (supra)o thato theo Court,o whileo exercisingo theo powero underoSectiono482,omustohaveo"dueoregardotootheonatureo andogravityoofotheocrime"oando"theosocietaloimpact".oBotho theseo aspectso wereo completelyo overlookedo byo theo Higho Court.o Theo Higho Courto ino ao cursoryo manner,o withouto applicationoofomind,oblindlyoacceptedotheostatementoofotheo partiesothatotheyohadosettledotheirodisputesoandodifferenceso -8-o o o o ando tooko theo viewo thato ito waso ao crimeo againsto "ano individual",oratherothanoagainsto"theosocietyoatolarge".o

15.oWeoareonotopreparedotoosayothatotheocrimeoallegedotoo haveobeenocommittedobyotheoaccusedopersonsowasoaocrimeo againstoanoindividual,oonotheootherohandoitowasoaocrimeo againstotheosocietyoatolarge.oCriminalolawoisodesignedoasoao mechanismoforoachievingosocialocontroloandoitsopurposeoiso theoregulationoofoconductoandoactivitiesowithinotheosociety.o WhyoSectiono 307oIPCo iso heldo too beo non-compoundable,o becauseotheoCodeohasoidentifiedowhichoconductoshouldobeo broughtowithinotheoambitoofonon-compoundableooffences.o Sucho provisionso areo noto meant,o justo too protecto theo individual,obutotheosocietyoasoaowhole.oHighoCourtowasonoto rightoinothinkingothatoitowasoonlyoanoinjuryotootheopersono andosinceotheoaccusedopersonsohadoreceivedotheomonetaryo compensationoandosettledotheomatter,otheocrimeoasoagainsto themowasowipedooff.oCriminalojusticeosystemohasoaolargero objectiveotooachieve,othatoisosafetyoandoprotectionoofotheo peopleoatolargeoandoitowouldobeoaolessononotoonlyotootheo offender,obutotootheoindividualsoatolargeosoothatosuchocrimeso wouldonotobeocommittedobyoanyooneoandomoneyowouldonoto beoaosubstituteoforotheocrimeocommittedoagainstotheosociety.o Takingoaolenientoviewoonoaoseriousooffenceolikeotheopresent,o willoleaveoaowrongoimpressionoaboutotheocriminalojusticeo systemo ando willo encourageo furthero criminalo acts,o whicho willoendangerotheopeacefuloco-existenceoandowelfareoofotheo societyoatolarge.o

16.oWeoare,otherefore,oinclinedotooallowothisoappealoandoseto asideotheojudgmentoofotheoHighoCourt.oTheoHighoCourtowaso carriedoawayobyotheosettlementoandohasonotoexaminedotheo matteroonomerits,ohence,oweoareoinclinedotoodirectotheoHigho -9-o o o o Courtotootakeobackotheoappealotooitsofileoandodecideotheo appealoonomerits.oo

9.o o InotheoStateoofoMadhyaoPradeshov.oKalyanoSingh,o2019(4)o SCCo268,oHon'bleoSupremeoCourtohasoheldoasounder:-o [3.1]oItoisorequiredotoobeonotedothatotheooriginaloAccusedo wasofacingotheocriminaloproceedingsounderoSectionso307,o 294oreadowithoSectiono34oofotheoIPC.oItoisonotoinodisputeo thato aso pero Sectiono 320o ofo theo Cr.PCo offenceso undero Sectionso307,o294oreadowithoSectiono34oofotheoIPCoareonon-compoundable.o Ito iso alsoo requiredo too beo notedo thato theo allegationso ino theo complainto foro theo offenceso undero Sectionso307,o294oreadowithoSectiono34oofotheoIPCoare,oaso such,o veryo serious.o Ito iso allegedo thato theo accusedo firedo twiceoonotheocomplainantobyoaocountry-madeopistol.oFromo theomaterialoonorecord,oitoappearsothatooneoofotheoaccusedo personsowasoreportedotoobeoaohardcoreocriminalohavingo criminaloantecedents.oBeothatoasoitomay,otheofactoremainso thatotheoaccusedowasofacingotheocriminaloproceedingsoforo theooffencesounderoSectionso307,o294oreadowithoSectiono34o ofotheoIPCoandothatotheooffencesounderotheseosectionsoareo noto non-compoundableo offenceso and,o lookingo too theo seriouso allegationso againsto theo accused,o weo areo ofo theo opinionothatotheoHighoCourtohasocommittedoaograveoerroro ino quashingo theo criminalo proceedingso foro theo offenceso underoSectionso307,o294oreadowithoSectiono34oofotheoIPCo solelyoonotheogroundothatotheooriginaloComplainantoandotheo accusedohaveosettledotheodispute.oAtothisostage,otheodecisiono ofothisoCourtoinotheocaseoofoGulaboDasoandoOrs.oV.oStateoofo M.oP.,o2011o12oScaleo625oisorequiredotoobeoreferredoto.oIno theosaidodecision,othisoCourtohasospecificallyoobservedoando heldothat,odespiteoanyosettlementobetweenotheoComplainanto onotheooneohandoandotheoaccusedoonotheoother,otheocriminalo -10-o o o o proceedingsoforotheooffencesounderoSectiono307oofotheoIPCo cannotobeoquashed,oasotheooffenceounderoSectiono307oisoao non-compoundableooffence.oUnderotheocircumstance,otheo impugnedojudgmentoandoorderopassedobyotheoHighoCourto quashingo theo criminalo proceedingso againsto theo originalo Accusedo foro theo offenceso undero Sectionso 307,o 294o reado withoSectiono34oofotheoIPCocannotobeosustainedoandotheo sameodeservesotoobeoquashedoandosetoaside.oo [4]oInoviewoofotheoaboveoandoforotheoreasonsostatedoabove,o theopresentoappealoisoallowed.oTheoimpugnedojudgmentoando orderopassedobyotheoHighoCourtoinoMiscellaneousoCriminalo CaseoNo.o6075oofo2013oisoherebyoquashedoandosetoaside.o

10.o o Hon'bleoSupremeoCourtoinoStateoofoMadhyaoPradeshov.o LaxmioNarayanoandoothers,o2019(2)oR.C.R.(Criminal)o255ohasoheldoaso under:o-o "iv)ooffencesounderoSectiono307oIPCoandotheoArmsoActoetc.o wouldofalloinotheocategoryoofoheinousoandoseriousooffenceso ando thereforeo areo too beo treatedo aso crimeo againsto theo societyo ando noto againsto theo individualo alone,o ando therefore,otheocriminaloproceedingsoforotheooffenceoundero Sectiono307oIPCoand/orotheoArmsoActoetc.owhichohaveoao seriouso impacto ono theo societyo cannoto beo quashedo ino exerciseoofopowersounderoSectiono482oofotheoCode,oonotheo groundothatotheopartiesohaveoresolvedotheiroentireodisputeo amongstothemselves.oHowever,otheoHighoCourtowouldonoto resto itso decisiono merelyo becauseo thereo iso ao mentiono ofo Sectiono307oIPCoinotheoFIRoorotheochargeoisoframedoundero thiso provision.o Ito wouldo beo openo too theo Higho Courto too examineoasotoowhetheroincorporationoofoSectiono307oIPCoiso thereoforotheosakeoofoitoorotheoprosecutionohasocollectedo sufficientoevidence,owhichoifoproved,owouldoleadotooframingo -11-o o o o theochargeounderoSectiono307oIPC.oForothisopurpose,oito wouldobeoopenotootheoHighoCourtotoogoobyotheonatureoofo injuryosustained,o whetherosuchoinjuryo isoinflictedo onotheo vital/delegateopartsoofotheobody,onatureoofoweaponsousedo etc.oHowever,osuchoanoexerciseobyotheoHighoCourtowouldo beopermissibleo onlyoafterotheo evidenceoiso collectedo aftero investigationo ando theo chargeo sheeto iso filed/chargeo iso framedo and/oro duringo theo trial.o Sucho exerciseo iso noto permissibleo wheno theo matteroiso stilloundero investigation.o Therefore,otheoultimateoconclusionoinoparagraphso29.6oando

29.7oofotheodecisionoofothisoCourtoinotheocaseoofoNarindero Singho(supra)oshouldobeoreadoharmoniouslyoandotoobeoreado asoaowholeoandoinotheocircumstancesostatedohereinabove;o

v)o whileo exercisingo theo powero underoSectiono482oofotheo Codeotooquashotheocriminaloproceedingsoinorespectoofonon-compoundableooffences,owhichoareoprivateoinonatureoando doonotohaveoaoseriousoimpartoonosociety,oonotheogroundo thatothereoisoaosettlement/compromiseobetweenotheovictimo andotheooffender,otheoHighoCourtoisorequiredotooconsidero theoantecedentsoofotheoaccused;otheoconductoofotheoaccused,o namely,owhetherotheoaccusedowasoabscondingoandowhyoheo waso absconding,o howo heo hado managedo witho theo complainantotooenterointooaocompromiseoetc.oo [14]oInsofaroasotheopresentocaseoisoconcerned,otheoHigho Courto haso quashedo theo criminalo proceedingso foro theo offencesounderoSectionso307oando34oIPComechanicallyoando eveno wheno theo investigationo waso undero progress.o Somehow,o theo accusedo managedo too entero intoo ao compromiseowithotheocomplainantoandosoughtoquashingoofo theoFIRoonotheobasisoofoaosettlement.oTheoallegationsoareo seriousoinonature.oHeousedotheofireoarmoalsooinocommissiono ofotheooffence.oTherefore,otheogravityoofotheooffenceoandotheo conductoofotheoaccusedoisonotoatoalloconsideredobyotheoHigho RAVINDER SINGH Courtoandosolelyoonotheobasisoofoaosettlementobetweenotheo -12-o o o o accusedo ando theo complainant,o theo Higho Courto haso mechanicallyoquashedotheoFIR,oinoexerciseoofopoweroundero Sectiono482oofotheoCode,owhichoisonotosustainableoinotheo eyesoofolaw.oTheoHighoCourtohasoalsoofailedotoonoteotheo antecedentsoofotheoaccused."o

11.o o Thiso Courto aftero takingo intoo considerationo theo aboveo mentionedojudicialoprecedentsorenderedobyoHon'bleoSupremeoCourt,oiso notoinclinedotooinvokeojurisdictionounderoSectiono482oCr.P.C.otooquasho theoFIRoonotheobasisoofocompromiseoasothereoareospecificoandograveo allegationsoagainstotheopetitioners.oPetitioneroNo.1ofiredonumberoofoshotso inodrunkenoconditionowithoanointentionotookillotheocomplainant,owhoo savedo himselfo byo hidingo behindo theo wall.o Policeo haso recoveredo fouro firedo cartridgeso fromo theo spot.o Noo doubt,o petitionero No.1o ando complainantoareorelatives,obutotheopresentocaseofallsounderotheocategoryo ofo heinouso ando seriouso offenceo ando iso ao crimeo againsto theo society.oo Moreover,o petitionero No.1-Pardeepo iso ao habitualo offendero aso heo iso involvedoinosixomoreocases.o

12.o o Inoviewoofotheofactsoandocircumstancesoofotheopresentocaseo ando lawo laido downo byo theo Hon'bleo Supremeo Courto ino theo aboveo judgments,onoogroundoisomadeooutotooquashotheoFIRoinoquestionoonotheo basisoofocompromise.oo

13.o o Dismissed.o o o o (NAMIToKUMAR)o

06.07.2023o o o o o o oooooooooJUDGEo R.S.o o Whetherospeaking/reasonedoo :o Yes/Noo o WhetheroReportableoo o :o Yes/Noo