Criminal Misc. No. M-3923 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-3923 of 2009 Date of Decision: 3.3.2009 Alok Mohan and Another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Rajinder Kumar Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Ashok Kumar Khunger, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. by Alok Mohan and Gurinder Kumar praying for quashing of FIR No. 168 dated 22.11.2006 registered at Police Station Noor Mahal, District Jalandhar, under Sections 323, 452 & 34 IPC. The FIR has been lodged by Narinder Kumar Bhandal. It has been stated therein that he is working for Daily Amar Ujala newspaper. When he was sitting in his office, accused/petitioners Alok Mohan and Gurinder Kumar entered in his office and gave him beatings and threat of physical liquidation. Counsel for the petitioners has relied upon compromise Criminal Misc. No. M-3923 of 2009 2 (Annexure P2) to state that the complainant does not wish to pursue the present FIR. Mr. Ashok Kumar Khunger, Advocate, has caused appearance for complainant Narinder Kumar Bhandal. Short affidavit of complainant-respondent No.2 has been filed and the same is taken on record. Narinder Kumar Bhandal is present in Court. He has been identified by Mr. Khunger. Mr. Khunger states that in order to promote everlasting peace, and amicable & cordial relations, parties have decided to bury their feud and have agreed that proceedings arising out of the above FIR may be quashed. Counsel for the parties have placed reliance upon a Full Bench judgment of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052 to contend that once compromise has been arrived between the parties, continuation of proceedings is an abuse of process of law. Taking into consideration statement made by complainant- respondent No.2 Narinder Kumar Bhandal and ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), present petition is accepted. Impugned FIR along with all the subsequent proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 3, 2009 “DK”