IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-22076 of 2011 Date of decision: 17.10.2011 Kuldip Singh @ Benja and Others ..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents *** CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI Present: Mr. Prateek Pandit, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.S. Gill, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Amit Kohar, Advocate for respondent No. 2-complainant. *** AJAY TEWARI, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of F.I.R. No. 142 dated 23.05.2009 registered under Sections 307/379/324/323/452/427/148/149 at Police Station City District Kapurthala on the basis of compromise. The complainant-respondent No. 2 appeared through counsel and filed his reply by way of affidavit admitting the factum of compromise and stating that the matter has been compromised with the petitioners and now he is having no objection if the FIR in question with consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is quashed qua petitioners. Respondent No. 2-complainant is present in Court and has been identified by his counsel as well as by ASI Balwinder Singh. The compromise is voluntary and without any pressure. Broad guidelines have been laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and CRM No. M-22076 of 2011 -2- another reported in 2007(3) R.C.R. (Crl.) 1052 for quashing the prosecution when parties enter into compromise. Consequently, this petition is allowed and the F.I.R. No. 142 dated 23.05.2009 alongwith consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed qua the petitioners. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE October 17, 2011 Poonam (II)