IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 25781 of 2009 (O&M) Decided on Oct 28,2009 Gurpreet Singh --.Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN PRESENT: Mr.Peeush Gagneja,Advocate,for the petitioner Mr.R.S.Rawat,AAG,Punjab. Mr.Vishal Sharma, for the complainant. Rakesh Kumar Jain, J: (Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short,'Cr.P.C.') for quashing of FIR No.68 dated 20.5.2009, registered under Section 3 (1) (6) of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, at Police Station Division No.2 Ludhiana, on the basis of a compromise dated 08.09.2009 (Annexure P2). Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the respondents/complainants Nos.2, 3 and 4 are the employees of the petitioner who have now buried their hatchet and have resolved their dispute for all times to come. A compromise (Annexure P-2) dated 8.9.2009 to this effect is also placed on record. Gurpeet Singh petitioner is present in Court, who has CRM-M 25781 of 2009 -9- been identified by his counsel Mr.Peeush Gagneja, whereas respondent Nos 2,3 and 4 are also present in the Court and have been identified by their counsel Mr.Vishal Sharma. I have asked the petitioner as well as respondent Nos.2,3, and 4 about the compromise to which they have stated that compromise has been effected between the parties and is acted upon. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that though the alleged offence is non-compoundable but in view of the Full Bench decision of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) R.C.R (Criminal) 1052, the matter can be compounded by invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the law laid by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's Case (Supra), the present petition is allowed and FIR No.68 dated 20.5.2009, registered under Section 3 (1) (6) of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, at Police Station Division No.2 Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. October 28,2009 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge