IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (1) Criminal Misc. No. M-35908 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 3.8.2011. Jang Bahadur & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...... Respondents (2) Criminal Misc. No. M-36050 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 3.8.2011. Manjit Singh alias Sona & another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate & Mr. G.S. Rawat, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) These petitions under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure have been filed seeking quashing of First Information Report No.156 dated August 3rd, 2007, registered under Sections 148, 323, 324, 326, 341 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC in Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur. By order dated January 21st, 2011, Ritu Bahri.J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to record the statements of the parties. In compliance with the same, Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Garhshankar recorded the statements of the parties whereby they have stated that there is no ill-will left and they want to live in peace and harmony in future. In fact, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Criminal Misc. No. M-35908 of 2010 (2) In view of the above, the petitions are accepted, FIR No.156 dated August 3rd, 2007, registered under Sections 148, 323, 324, 326, 341 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC in Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 3.8.2011. SN