IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-32040 of 2011 Date of Decision 08.11.2011 Pawan Kumar Jalota and others --Petitioners Vs. The State of Punjab and another --Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.G.S.Sawhney,Advocate,for the petitioner Mr.A.S.Rai, DAG, Punjab. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN,J: (Oral) This is a petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure,1982 for quashing of the FIR No.52 dated 11.03.2011 under Sections 323,324,498-A,406 of the IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Domestic Violence Act, registered at Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceeding arising there from on the basis of a compromise between the parties which is attached as Annexure P-2.dated 07.9.2011. Pursuant to the notice by this Court, complainant/respondent No.2 is present in Court. She has stated that an amount of `5,50,000/- has been paid to her during the proceedings of anticipatory bail application. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that though some of the offences are not compoundable under Section 320 of the Cr.P.C, but in view of the Full Bench decision of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) CRM-M-32040 of 2011 -2- R.C.R.(Criminal) 1052 in order to bring peace and harmony in the society and also to bury the hatchet for ever, non compoundable offences can also been compounded. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.52 dated 11.03.2011 under Sections 323,324,498-A, 406 of the IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of Domestic Violence Act registered at Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceeding arising there from are hereby quashed on the basis of compromise Annexure P-2 dated 07.9.,2011. 08.11.2011 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) rr JUDGE