IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-13254 of 2009 Date of decision : July 13, 2009 Sukhwinder Singh alias Sandy and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Sanjeev Minhas, Advocate for Mr. Liaqat Ali, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent No. 1 Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Sukhwinder Singh and six others have filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 22 dated 17.5.2003 under section 379 IPC, Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise (Annexure P/3) effected with Balwinder Singh respondent No. 2 who has also furnished his affidavit (Annexure P/2) regarding the compromise. Impugned FIR was lodged by Mohan Singh as general attorney of Balwinder Singh respondent no. 2 regarding the theft of wheat crop from the land of Balwinder Singh. Compromise Annexure P/3 has Criminal Misc. No. M-13254 of 2009 -2- been effected with respondent no. 2 who has also furnished his affidavit Annexure P/2 regarding the compromise. On the preceding date of hearing, learned counsel for respondent no. 2, on instructions from respondent no. 2 who was also present in the Court stated that compromise Annexure P/3 has been executed and all disputes between the parties have been settled and affidavit regarding the same has also been filed. Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 even today states that in view of compromise, impugned FIR may be quashed. In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offence is not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, disputes between the parties have been settled and they have also exchanged the land and now no grievance of respondent no. 2 subsists. It is, therefore, a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 22 dated 17.5.2003 under section 379 IPC, Police Station Dehlon, District Ludhiana (Annexure P/1 ) is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) July 13, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'