IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-31718 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.11.2011. Mangat Ram and others ..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Petitioners in person with Mr. J.B.S. Gill, Advocate. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Sr. D.A.G. Punjab, for respondent No.1 – State. Respondents No.2 to 4 in person with Mr. Ruminderjit Singh, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) First Information Report (for short 'FIR') No.117 was registered under Sections 148, 323, 379, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') against the petitioners on September 7th, 2011 in Police Station Bullowal, District Hoshiarpur (Annexure P-1) and they have sought quashing thereof under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Respondent Nos.2 to 4 present in court with their counsel have stated at bar that they have compromised the matter with the petitioners with the intervention of the respectables. Compromise deed (Annexure P-2) has been placed on record. Respondent No.4 has also tendered his affidavit in this regard. In these circumstances, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. 3. In view of above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.117, dated September 7th, 2011, under Sections 148, 323, 379, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC, Police Station Bullowal, District Hoshiarpur (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 22.11.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE