IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-17141 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: September 21, 2011 Rajpal Singh and others …..Petitioners versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: None for the petitioners Mr.Shilesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab for respondent No.1 None for respondents No.2 and 3 .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) The petitioners have filed this petition under section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.43 dated 4.6.2008 (Annexure P-1) registered under sections 323/325/148/149 IPC at police station Jorkian, District Mansa and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). While issuing notice of motion on 31.5.2011 a direction was issued by this court to record the statements of the parties with regard to validity or otherwise of the compromise. Pursuant to order dated 31.5.2011, a report from the trial court has been received, operative part whereof reads thus:- “It is respectfully submitted that in pursuance to the directions of Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court as contained in their order dated 31.5.201, the statements of complainant Harcharan Singh, injured as well as one Barjinder Crl.Misc.No.M-17141 of 2011 - 2 - Singh, his son has been recorded. They stated on oath that they have compromised with the accused. The accused are their relatives specifically and more precisely the son in law of brother of complainant Harcharan Singh and further that there were misunderstanding and the village Panchayat and respectable have patched up their matter and now they do not want any action against the accused and their compromise be accepted.” Learned State counsel submits that in case a compromise is arrived at between the parties, the State shall not stand in the way of quashing of FIR. The compromise is in the interest of parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served by continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in light of Full Bench judgment of this court in Kulwinder Singh & others vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the petition is allowed. The FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. September 21, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 2