Crl. Misc. No. M –4543 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M –4543 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision:- 1.9.2010. Balwant singh & Ors. ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. A.S.Cheema, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. A.S.Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. S.S.Salar, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) The petitioners – Balwant Singh, Kulwant Singh and Sukhdev Singh, who had been named as accused in FIR No. 96 dated 22.6.2003 registered under Sections 420, 467, 471 and 120-B IPC in Police Station Guru-Har-Shai, District Ferozepur, have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court by filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing that FIR and the subsequent proceedings on the basis of the compromise dated 13.2.2010 (Annexure P-2) alleged to have been entered into between them and Mohan Singh @ Punan Singh – respondent No.2/complainant, who got lodged that FIR. In the reply filed by that respondent, he admitted the factum of that compromise. The report of the trial Court was called, if the parties have voluntarily entered into such a compromise in respect of the offences Crl. Misc. No. M –4543 of 2010 (O&M) -2- mentioned in the FIR. That report was to be made by the trial Court after recording the statements of the parties. The trial Court has submitted its report and reported therein that the parties have voluntarily entered into compromise. Only the offence under Section 420 IPC is compoundable, as per the provisions of Section 320 Cr.P.C. However, the parties could have entered into compromise, in respect of the other offences also, in view of the Full Bench judgment of this Court passed in Kulwinder Singh & Ors VS. State of Punjab, 2007 (3)RCR (Crl) 1052 and the FIR can be quashed on the basis thereof. In view of the compromise so entered into between the parties, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings are ordered to be quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. September 1, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge