In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 29982 of 2008 Date of Decision:28-01-2009 Dalbir Singh and another ---Petitioners versus Malkiat Singh ---Respondent Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. S.S.Chandi,Advocate, for the petitioners Mr.Jagjit Singh, Advocate, for the respondent SABINA, J.(Oral) Petitioners-Dalbir Singh and Khushi Masih have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Cr.P.C.) for quashing complaint titled as. “Malkiat Singh vs. Dalbir Singh and another” dated 1.6.2001 under Sections 465/468/471 with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Nakodar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-3) Vide order dated 9.12.2008, the trial court was directed to record a finding whether a valid compromise has been arrived at between the parties or not. Vide report dated 27.12.2008, Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Nakodar has sent his report that the compromise between the parties was apparently a valid compromise. The said report was made after recording the statement of the complainant and the injured party. Crl. Misc. No. M- 29982 of 2008 -2- Compromise dated 8.11.2008, duly signed by the parties, has been placed on record as Annexure P-3. A perusal of the same reveals that with the intervention of the relatives and respectables of the area, parties have sorted out their differences and it was agreed that neither party will pursue the complaint, in question. As per the Full Bench judgment of this in Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, High Court has power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to allow the compounding of non-compoundable offence and quash the prosecution where the High Court felt that the same was required to prevent the abuse of the process of any Court or to otherwise secure the ends of justice. This power of quashing is not confined to matrimonial disputes alone. Since the parties have arrived at a compromise and decided to live in peace in future, it is a fit case where the complaint, in question, is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. complaint titled as. “Malkiat Singh vs. Dalbir Singh and another” dated 1.6.2001 under Sections 465/468/471 with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Nakodar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. (SABINA) JUDGE January 28, 2009 PARAMJIT