Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Harjinder Singh vs Ut Of J&K And Anr on 28 February, 2025
S.No.105
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
Case No. :- CRM (M) No. 154/2025
Harjinder Singh .....Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s)
Through: Mr. Rupak Ratta, Advocate
Vs
UT of J&K and Anr. ..... Respondent(s)
Through: Ms. Saggira Jaffer, Advocate vice
Mr. P D Singh, Dy. AG
Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE
ORDER
28.02.2025
1. Through the medium of the instant petition, which has been
preferred under 528 BNSS, 2023, the petitioner has sought
quashment of challan/filing no. 1796/2023 and registration
no. 125/2023 pending for disposal before the learned
Presiding Officer POCSO Court, Jammu titled UT of J & K
Vs. Harjinder Singh for the commission of offence
punishable under Section 376 IPC and 3/4 of the POCSO
Act.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that both the
parties i.e. petitioner and respondent no. 2 have settled their
disputes amicably and have since married together.
3. Issue notice to the respondents, which is waived by Ms.
Saggira Jaffer, Advocate appearing vice Mr. P D Singh,
learned Dy. AG on behalf of the respondent no. 1. She seeks
and is granted two weeks’ time to file response to the instant
petition.
2 CRM (M) No. 154/2025
4. Now, notice shall go to private respondent only.
5. List on 11.03.2025.
6. Meanwhile, Mr. Ratta is directed to assist the Court that in
light of the dispute between the parties having being resolved
amicably, the impugned FIR registered against the petitioner
under Section 376 of the IPC read with 3/4 of the POCSO
Act and also the proceedings arising out of the same can be
quashed. He further undertakes to produce the petitioner as
well as respondent no. 2 before this Court for recording of
their statements on the next date of hearing before the
Registrar Judicial.
(Wasim Sadiq Nargal)
Judge
JAMMU
28.02.2025
Rahul
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