CRM No. M- 10046of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M- 10046 of 2011 DECIDED ON:- 29.07.2011 Mohd. Asif @ Ashu Khopa ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .......Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present: Mr. Mohd. Salim, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, D. A. G. Punjab. Mr. Barjesh Kumar Sharma, Advocate for respondent no.2. **** MAHESH GROVER, J(Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying for quashing of F.I.R. No.35 dated 25.3.2011, under Section 364 IPC, registered at Police Station Malerkotla, District Sangrur and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 27.3.2011 (Anneuxre P-2). It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that during the pendency of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR, the parties have resolved their differences amicably and in view of this, they do not wish to pursue with the litigation any further. On 4.5.2011 this Court directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and get their statements recorded in support of their claim that the matter has been compromised. Trial Court was also directed to send the report about the factum of compromise and also the fact that such statements were not a result of any undue pressure or coercion. Report has since been received from the concerned Court and CRM No. M- 10046of 2011 2 according to it, petitioner as well as respondent No.2 have appeared and got recorded their statements on their own free will in support of their compromise. Learned counsel for the State states that there is no other case pending against the parties. In view of the fact and also keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Law Herald 2225, the instant petition is allowed. Consequently, F.I.R. No.35 dated 25.3.2011, under Section 364 IPC, registered at Police Station Malerkotla, District Sangrur and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner. (MAHESH GROVER) 29.07.2011 JUDGE mamta