IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-33171 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: November 23, 2011 Manohar Lal & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. R.S. Modi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Md. Yousaf, Advocate, for respondent Nos.2 and 3. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prays for quashing FIR No.157 dated 19.10.2002 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 323, 324, 379, 356, 506, 34, 148, 149 IPC and Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered with Police Station Adampur, District Jalandhar, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2), Crl. Misc. No. M-33171 of 2011 [2] executed on 22.10.2011. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that FIR was lodged at the instance of respondent No2, Balwinder Singh. Respondent No.3, Karamjit Singh is the injured. Disputes between the parties have been settled by way of compromise. Rather a petition viz. Criminal Revision No.1799 of 2011 titled ‘Manohar Lal & another vs. State of Punjab & another’ has been withdrawn in view of compromise vide order of even date passed by this Court. 3. Learned counsel for the complainant and injured, who are present in Court as identified by their counsel, states that indeed all the disputes have been settled by way of compromise. Petitioners and private respondents want to live in peace and harmony. Parties are resident of the same area. Allegations under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, are of the nature that in case the petition is not allowed, parties and their family members would not be able to live in peace and harmony. 4. Affidavits have been filed by respondent Nos.2 and 3 endorsing the factum of compromise. 5. Learned counsel for the respondent-State contends that because the parties have entered into compromise, the petition for quashing of FIR is not opposed. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances noted Crl. Misc. No. M-33171 of 2011 [3] above, the petition is allowed. FIR No.157 dated 19.10.2002 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 323, 324, 379, 356, 506, 34, 148, 149 IPC and Section 3 of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered with Police Station Adampur, District Jalandhar, is hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) November 23, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?