Criminal Misc. No. M-22255 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh Criminal Misc. No. M-22255 of 2011 Date of Decision: 3.10.2011 Rinku ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Kanwar Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing of the impugned FIR No. 95 dated 17.5.2009, registered at Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar, under Sections 457 and 380 IPC along with all the subsequent proceedings on the basis of a compromise dated 21.7.2011 (Annexure P2) arrived at between the parties. Petitioner Rinku is present in this Court. He has been identified by his counsel Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Advocate. Complainant/respondent No.2-Pinky Rani is also present in this Court Criminal Misc. No. M-22255 of 2011 2 and she has been identified by her counsel Kanwar Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate. A perusal of the FIR shows that the allegation levelled against the petitioner is that from the room, where the weightlifting articles were kept, he had stolen the plates by opening the nuts of the rods. It is stated that the petitioner/accused and the complainant/respondent No.2 are the neighbourers. Mr. Bhullar has submitted that endeavour of the State is also to ensure law and order and maintain cordial relations between the parties. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the ratio of law as laid down in ‘Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another’, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, wherein it has been held that in the given circumstances, where the Court is satisfied that the compromise will reduce friction between the parties and bring a feud to an end, it should not stand in the way of the compromise arrived at between the parties. Taking into consideration the nature of allegations, offences and the fact that the parties, who are living in the same vicinity, have agreed to bury their hatchet and the ratio of law as laid down in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), the present petition is accepted and the impugned FIR along with all subsequent proceedings, is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge October 3, 2011 “DK”