Santokh Singh v. State of Punjab
In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana
Crl. Misc. M-13273/2016
Before Justice Inderjit Singh
Decided on July 26, 2016

Relevancy of the case: Quashing of FIR after a compromise between the parties in a case involving objectionable content

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 67)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 295)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The accused filed a petition to quash an FIR in 2014, related to a dispute where the accused texted objectionable words against a religious guru that hurt the complainant’s religious sentiments.
• The trial court recorded the statements in support of the compromise between the parties.
• Later, the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sardulgarh submitted the report ensuring the compromise was done with full consent.

Opinion of the Bench

• The bench appreciated the relevance of compromise in this case.
• Also, the court proclaimed that compromise leads to peace, harmony, and tranquillity between the parties and in the society.

Final Decision

• Petition allowed.
• FIR quashed.

This case summary was prepared by Shubhangi Gehlot, an undergraduate student at Law Faculty, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, during her internship with The Cyber Blog India in May/June 2021.