IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.3367 of 2009 and CRM No.25866 M of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.1.2009. Arshad @ Fauji and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HARBANS LAL Present: Mr.Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.TS Salana, DAG, Punjab Mr.GS Rawat, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 & 3- complainants *** Harbans Lal, J. CRM No.3367 of 2009 Application is allowed. Reply by way of affidavit of Ranjit Singh @ Babbu respondent No. 2 is taken on record. CRM No.25866 M of 2008 This petition has been moved by Arshad @ Fauji and others under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of FIR No.161 dated 28.6.2007, (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 323, 324, 452, 148, 149 of IPC (Section 326 of IPC added later on) at Police Station Tanda, Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, on the ground of compromise (Annexure P- 2 ) qua them. CRM No.3367 of 2009 and CRM No.25866 M of 2008 (O&M) -2- The grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of the respectables, therefore, no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings are allowed to continue. A compromise deed dated 28.6.2007 (Annexure P-2) has been executed between the parties wherein it has been stated that the matter has been compromised between the parties and the complainant party has no objection if the FIR in question is quashed. Mr.GS Rawat, Advocate appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.2 & 3 has also conceded this fact. In reply filed by way of affidavit of Ranjit Singh @ Babbu, the factum of compromise has been admitted. In view of the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in re: Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports (Crl.) 1052, the Court is competent to quash the proceedings on the basis of compromise. Sequelly, this petition is accepted and FIR No.161 dated 28.6.2007, (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 323, 324, 452, 148, 149 of IPC (Section 326 of IPC added later on) at Police Station Tanda, Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. January 22, 2009 (Harbans Lal) gsv Judge