Crl.M.No. M- 32671 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.M.No. M- 32671 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 15.12.2011 ... Neelam Arora and another ................Petitioners vs. State of Haryana and another .................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. Gautam Dutt, Advocate for the petitioners Sh. Manish Deswal, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. ... K.C. Puri, J. This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the complaint No. 1203 of 1996 dated 14.7.1998, under Sections 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, decided from the Court of Mrs. Madhu Khana, JMIC, Panchkula, against which an appeal is pending, on the basis of compromise. The report of the Appellate Court was called for. The report has been received in which it is mentioned that compromise has been arrived at between the parties. The appellants, now petitioners were convicted under Crl.M.No. M- 32671 of 2011 -2- Sections 467, 466 and 471 read with Section 120-B IPC. The Hon'ble Apex Court in authority reported as Jagdish Chanana and others vs. State of Haryana and another 2008 (2) Criminal Court Cases 372 (SC), has held that offence under Sections 419, 420, 465, 468, 469, 471, 472, 474 read with Section 34 IPC, can be allowed to be compounded as the matter involved is personal in nature. The Hon'ble Apex Court in authority reported as Arvind Barsaul vs. State of Madhya Pradesh 2008 (4) Law Herald (SC) 2562, allowed the compounding of offence even after conviction. This Court in authority reported as Sukhwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and another 2008 (3) RCR (Criminal) 991, also allowed the compounding of offence after conviction, although the offence was non-compoundable. So, keeping in view the above said authorities and in view of compromise the abovesaid complaint stands quashed. Further proceedings, in pursuant to that complaint also stand quashed. The petitioners stand acquitted in view of the compromise. The petition stands disposed of. ( K.C. Puri ) 15.12.2011 Judge chugh