IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 27162 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : December 08, 2008 Shamdeep Singh and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Ms Mridula Kanwar, Advocate for respondent nos. 2 to 4 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitiones have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 118 dated 23.8.2008 registered under Sections 452, 324, 323, 148, 149, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Sadar Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Jaskarnjit Singh complainant who, along with Avtar Singh and Kimti Lal, respondent nos. 3 and 4 -injured, is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Ms Mridula Kanwar. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 11.10.2008 Annexure P/2 is also placed on the file. The case is still at the initial stage. Criminal Misc. No. 27162 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. It would be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 118 dated 23.8.2008 registered under Sections 452, 324, 323, 148, 149, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Sadar Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 08, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'