A public Servant cannot enter into compromise with accused even if the assault is against him : Punjab and Haryana HC [Read Judgment]
After Public servant lodges an FIR regarding the assault raised upon him while he was performing his official duty, he loses the locus standi to enter into compromise with the accused, the Court said.Punjab and Haryana High Court in Amrik Singh vs. State of Punjab has held that no compromise can be entered between accused and officials of a State. After Public servant lodges an FIR regarding the assault raised upon him while he was performing his official duty, he loses the locus standi to enter into compromise with the accused, the Court said. Justice Rajan Gupta, dismissing a petition under Section 482 CrPC, said that after a public servant lodges an FIR regarding the assault raised upon him while he was performing his official duty, he loses the locus standi to enter into compromise with the accused. “After Public servant lodges an FIR regarding the assault raised upon him while he was performing his official duty, he loses the locus standi to enter into compromise with the accused.”, the court said.
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