CRM No. M-19104 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-19104 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 25.8.2009 Jawala Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. A.S. Cheema, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Navdeep Chhabra, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rajan Gupta, J. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.188 dated 13.11.2004, under Sections 307, 452, 148, 149 IPC and 27-54/59 of the Arms Act, registered at Police Station Bhikhi, District Mansa (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that in the challan, put up by the police, Section 307 IPC was deleted as no injury was caused to anybody. This factual contention is not disputed by learned State counsel. Complainant/respondent No.2 is present in Court. He is duly identified by his counsel. He has filed an affidavit, which is taken CRM No. M-19104 of 2009 2 on record as Mark 'A' admitting therein the factum of compromise (Annexure P-2) arrived at between the parties. He states that he has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a compromise, the State would not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE August 25, 2009 'rajpal'