IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M 23944 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 10.2.2009 Raj Bahadur Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present: Mr.Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner Ms.RK Nihalsinghwala, Sr.Deputy Advocate General, Punjab Mr.GS Rawat, Advocate for respondent No.2- complainant *** Harbans Lal, J. This petition has been moved by Raj Bahadur and Swaran Singh petitioners under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of FIR No.124 dated 19.8.2004, (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 324, 323, 148, 149, 341 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Adampur, Jalandhar and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the ground of compromise (Annexure P- 2 ). The grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of the respectables, therefore, no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings are allowed to continue. A compromise deed dated 16.10.2007 (Annexure P-2) has been executed between the parties. Complainant has also sworn an affidavit, wherein he has stated that he has no objection, if the FIR in question is quashed qua the petitioners only as the matter has been compromised. CRM No.M 23944 of 2008 (O&M) -2- Mr.GS Rawat, Advocate appearing on behalf of respondent No.2 – complainant has also conceded this fact. In view of the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in re: Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports (Crl.) 1052, the Court is competent to quash the proceedings on the basis of compromise. Sequelly, this petition is accepted and FIR No.124 dated 19.8.2004, (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 324, 323, 148, 149, 341 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Adampur, Jalandhar and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. February 10, 2009 (Harbans Lal) gsv Judge