Crl. Misc. No. M-7159 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-7159 of 2010 Date of Decision: July 27, 2010 Manpreet Singh and others …..Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Ruminderjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Abhishekh Chautala, AAG, Punjab. Mr.T.S. Hundal, Advocate for respondent No.2. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Quashing of FIR has been prayed for on the basis of compromise. Report was called for from Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Hoshiarpur, regarding the matter having been compromised. Crl. Misc. No. M-7159 of 2010 [2] The statements of the parties have been recorded by the said Court and a report has been sent to this Court indicating that the matter has actually been settled. Following the judgment of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052, there does not appear to be any reason for declining permission to the parties to compound the offences. Petition is allowed. FIR No. 33 dated February 21, 2007 under Sections 326, 323, 324, 148, 149 IPC Police Station Model Town, Hoshiarpur, and all the criminal proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. Since the petitioners have wasted the precious three years of the police and the Court, in the interest of justice, it is ordered that a sum of Rs.10000/- in total will be deposited with the Punjab State Legal Services Authority, Sector 22, Chandigarh and another sum of Rs.5000/- in total will be deposited by the petitioners with the Punjab Police Welfare Fund, Sector 9, Chandigarh within a period of one month. FIR and all the criminal proceedings are hereby quashed subject to deposit of total amount of Rs.15000/- in total by the petitioners in the manner mentioned hereinabove. July 27, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE