IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-10337 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision : 06.07.2011 Pappi Singh @ Pappu and others ... Petitioners versus State of Punjab & another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present: Mr. Sherry K.Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Sartaj Singh Gill, DAG, Punjab. **** Mahesh Grover, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.PC for quashing of the FIR No.7 dated 08.02.2009 and consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). FIR No.7 dated 08.02.2009 was registered against the petitioners under Section 452, 506, 324, 323, 34 IPC and Section 326 IPC, which is added subsequently. During the course of the pendency of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR, parties resolved their differences and prayed for quashing of this FIR. On 06.04.2011, this court directed the parties to appear before the trial court and get their statements recorded. Trial court was also directed to send the report about the fact that such statements were not the result of any undue pressure. Report has now been received from the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Talwandi Sabo, according to which, it has been submitted that the petitioners as well as respondent No.2 have got recorded their Crl. Misc. No.M-10337 of 2011(O&M) -2- statements on their own free will and they have indeed entered into a settlement. Having regard to the aforesaid fact, I am of the considered opinion that the present petition deserves to succeed. Consequently, keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh versus State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald 2225 FIR No.7 dated 08.02.2009 registered at Police Station Raman Distt. Bathinda and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are directed to be quashed. Disposed of. July 06, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) sonia Judge