IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No.42153-M of 2007 Date of Decision:08.01.2008 Budh Singh .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. R.K.Arya, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab for respondent No.1. Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate for Mr. R.K.Shukla, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in the present petition is for quashing of FIR No.583 dated 19.7.2000 registered at Police Station, Saddar Patiala, District Patiala under Sections 447, 436, 427, 148, 149 IPC and 25, 27, 54 and 59 of Arms Act and consequent proceedings thereto on the ground that the matter has been compromised between the parties. Reliance has been placed upon a Five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. An affidavit of complainant Surinder Kaur, widow of Balbir Singh and Gian Singh son of Mela Singh, witness to the occurrence is also placed on record. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2, complainant does not dispute the fact that the matter has been compromised between the parties. In view of the law laid down in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), no useful purpose would be served in continuing with the prosecution in the present case once the complainant herself does not wish to proceed with the FIR. Accordingly, FIR No.583 dated 19.7.2000 and proceeding consequent thereto are quashed. The petition is disposed of. January 08, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE