IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-29562 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 29.07.2011 Rashpal Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Rajiv Joshi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl.A.G, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Amrik Singh - respondent no.2, in person with Mr. Aman Dhir, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No. 159 dated May 2nd, 2009, under Sections 420, 466 read with Section 120-B of of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar. 2. By order dated February 14th, 2011, Daya Chaudhary, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and trial Court was directed to record their statements. In compliance with the order of this Court, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar recorded the statements of the parties, whereby they have stated that they have compromised the matter. They have tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-2). Indeed, the dispute between the parties was of personal nature. In view of this, there should not be any impediment in allowing the parties to compromise the matter. Support to this view can be had from the authority 'Madan Mohan Abbot Vs. State of Punjab' 2008 (2) RCR (Criminal) 429, wherein, Hon'ble Supreme Court has ruled that in such type of cases, where the dispute is of personal nature, Court should ordinarily, accept the compromise. Criminal Misc. No. M-29562 of 2010 -2- .. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No. 159 dated May 2nd, 2009, under Sections 420, 466 read with Section 120-B of of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 29.07.2011 som