IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-34995 of 2009 Date of Decision: March 15, 2010 Sartaj Pal Singh & Another .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. Vikas Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.162 dated 3.11.2005 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 326, 324, 34 IPC registered with Police Station, Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur alongwith all consequent proceedings in view of compromise, Annexure P-2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that an incident took place. The Crl. Misc. No. M-34995 of 2009 [2] petitioners, however, are the co-villagers of respondent No.2. On the intervention of respectable, the disputes have been settled by way of compromise. Compromise deed has been signed by both the parties and placed on record as Annexure P-2. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 contends that indeed the disputes have been settled by way of compromise in an amicable manner. Respondent No.2-complainant, Jarnail Singh, is the only injured person. Complainant does not want to prosecute the petitioners and would not be bringing any evidence to Court. I have considered the issue in the context of nature of offence. I have taken note of the fact that petitioners and respondent No.2 are resident of the same village. Since the parties have settled the disputes, continuance of proceedings shall disturb peace and harmony in the area. Other than the above, continuance of proceedings shall not result in a logical end in view of the fact that respondent No.2, Jarnail Singh, who is injured, is not ready to prosecute the petitioners. In such circumstances, continuance of proceedings shall be an exercise in futility. In view of the above, the petition Crl. Misc. No. M-34995 of 2009 [3] is allowed. FIR No.162 dated 3.11.2005 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 326, 324, 34 IPC registered with Police Station, Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur and all consequent proceedings are quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) March 15, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?