Crl. Misc. No. M – 26817 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 26817 of 2009 Date of decision:- 21.1.2010 Hira Singh & Ors. ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. Sarabjit Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. K.D.S.Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. Mr. B.S.Thind, Advocate, for Mr. K.P.S.Sandhu, Advocate, for the complainant. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) The petitioners Hira Singh, Buta Singh, Bittu @ Gurbachan Singh, Harchand Singh and Sucha Singh, have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C for quashing of FIR No. 40 dated 30.6.2009, under Sections 307, 432, 506, 148, 149 IPC and 25 of the Arms Act registered at Police Station Khalra, District Tarn Taran, on the basis of compromise dated 11.9.2009 (Annexure P-2), which according to them was entered into with the complainant. The investigating officer was directed to record the statements of Balwinder Kaur and her son Gurpreet Singh and to submit a report regarding genuineness of the compromise. After recording the statements of Balwinder Kaur, Gurpreet Singh, Saraj Singh, Resham Singh, Bawant Singh and Mukhtar Singh, he has submitted a report in the form of his affidavit deposing therein that the Crl. Misc. No. M – 26817 of 2009 -2- statements of above said persons were recorded in order to ascertain correctness of the compromise and it was found that the complainant has compromised the matter without any stress and strain. It was on the statement of Balwinder Kaur that the present FIR was got registered against the petitioners. According to her the murderous assault was made on her and her son by these petitioners. Sucha Singh had fired a shot from his 12 bore double barrel gun and that the said petitioner Hira Singh and others had also fired shots while they were coming back from house. This FIR was registered for the offences punishable under Section 307 and 432 IPC and Section 25/27 of the Arms Act, which are non- compoundable. However it was said by Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald 2225 that the parties can enter into compromise even in respect of non-compoundable offences and the the FIR can be quashed on the basis of such compromise. Keeping in view the ratio of that ruling and in view of compromise, which has been entered into by the complainant and the other affected persons with the petitioners, this FIR and the subsequent proceedings are ordered to be quashed. The petition is disposed of. January 21, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge