Crl. Misc. No. M-15048 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-15048 of 2011 (O&M) Decided on : 29-09-2011 Jai Gopal Dhiman ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr.B.B.S.Teji, Sr. DAG, Punjab Mr. R.K.Chauhan, Advocate for Mr. Madan Lal, Advocate for respondent no.2. MAHESH GROVER, J This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying for quashing of FIR no. 166 dated 9.9.2009 registered under Sections 353/186 IPC at Police Station Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise. On 13.7.2011, this Court directed the parties to appear before the Court of CJM, Hoshiarpur and get their statements recorded in support of their claim that the matter has been compromised. He was also directed to send the report about the factum of compromise and also the fact that such statements were not result of any undue pressure or coercion. Report has since been received from the concerned Court and according to it, petitioner as well as respondent have appeared and got recorded their statements on their own free will in support of their Crl. Misc. No. M-15048 of 2011 (O&M) 2 compromise. In view of the above facts and also the fact that the allegations in the FIR apparently stem from some agitation that was going on and the possibility of exaggerating the incident cannot be ruled out and also keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh versus State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald 2225, the instant petition is allowed. Consequently, FIR no. 166 dated 9.9.2009 registered under Sections 353/186 IPC at Police Station Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. September 29, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge