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This Court vide order dated 15.12.2022 directed the parties to 1 of 6 Neutral Citation No:= appear before the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate for recording their statements, as contended before the Court, and the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate was also directed to send its report.

In pursuance to the same, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sonepat has sent its reports dated 19.01.2022/09.02.2023 to this Court. With the report dated 19.01.2022, he has also annexed the original joint statement of respondent No.2-complainant Vijender Singh and the petitioners, namely, Surender Singh, Sushila, Darshana and Rajesh @ Raju recorded on 18.01.2022. With report dated 09.02.2023, the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sonepat, has annexed the original statements of respondents No.3 to 5, namely, Sandeep Balhara, Deepak and Jyoti Dahiya and the statement of petitioner Surender Singh on behalf of petitioner No.3 Sahil and statement of ASI Naresh recorded on 06.02.2023. On the basis of the statements, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sonepat has concluded in its report that the compromise effected between the parties is genuine, voluntarily and without any coercion or undue influence and is valid one. It is mentioned in the report that there are only five accused in the present case i.e. the present petitioners. It is also mentioned in the report that the accused except Sushila are not involved in any other case and FIR No.651/2015 under Sections 420, 406, 506 IPC and Sections 4, 5-C (ii) of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme Bending Act, 1978, registered at Police Station City Sonepat is pending against accused Sushila. It is also mentioned therein that the accused have not been declared as proclaimed offender.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the record and the report sent by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sonepat.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court in Narinder Singh and others Versus State of Punjab and another, 2014 (6) SCC 466; has held as 2 of 6 Neutral Citation No:= under:-

"31. In view of the aforesaid discussion, we sum up and lay down the following principles by which the High Court would be guided in giving adequate treatment to the settlement between the parties and exercising its power under Section 482 of the Code while accepting the settlement and quashing the proceedings or refusing to accept the settlement with direction to continue with the criminal proceedings: