IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-17975 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: September 23, 2011 Jasvir Singh and others ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.JJS Uppal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.J.S,Bhullar, Assistant Adv. General, Punjab. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners have sought quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.129 dated November 23rd, 2006 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 447, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Ahmedgarh, District Sangrur. By order dated June 03rd, 2011, Ritu Bahri, J. directed the Trial Court to send its report regarding the authenticity of the compromise allegedly effected between the parties. In response thereto, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Malerkotla, recorded the statements of the parties, whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter. Compromise-deed (Annexure P2) has also been placed on record. In the circumstances, there cannot 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. Thus, this Court is also of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.129 dated November 23rd, 2006 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 447, 506 read with Section 34 IPC in Police Station Ahmedgarh, District Sangrur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. September 23, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE