IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.30222 -M of 2011 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION : SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 SOHAN LAL @ MARHU & ORS. ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl.AG, Punjab. Mr. Harpreet Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) 1 This petition has been filed under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, praying for quashing of FIR No.39 dated 19.3.2011 under Sections 323, 324, 452, 34, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Garshankar, District Hoshiarpur (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings, on the basis of compromise, which fact has been given out by respondent No.2/complainant in his affidavit, sworn on 23.9.2011 (Annexure P-2). 2 Viney Atwal, respondent No.2, as identified by his counsel Shri Harpreet Singh, Advocate, is present in court and endorses the factum of compromise. It has been stated that only respondent No.2 received the injuries at the hands of the petitioners. The petitioners and respondent No.2 are related and, Criminal Misc. No.30222 -M of 2011 (O&M) 2 therefore, continuance of proceedings is disturbing peace and harmony in the family. 3 Learned counsel for the respondent-State contends that because the disputes have been settled by way of compromise, the State would have no objection to the quashing of the FIR. 4 Considering the nature of offence and also the fact that the parties belong to the same family; the parties want to live in peace and harmony and all the disputes have been settled by way of compromise, the petition is allowed. 5 FIR No.39 dated 19.3.2011 under Sections 323, 324, 452, 34, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Garshankar, District Hoshiarpur (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings, are hereby quashed. September 17, 2011 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?