IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 24001 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: December 15, 2011 Karamjit Singh .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? PRESENT: Mr. Sukhbir Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab, for the State. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner seeks quashing of FIR No.09, dated 14.2.2009, registered under Sections 279/337/338/427 IPC, at Police Station Jaito, District Faridkot, on the basis of compromise. Prayer is also for quashing of all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. The above FIR was registered on the basis of statement made by respondent No.2 on account of accident, which has taken place between the tempo and the car. Tempo driven by the petitioner had hit on the side of the car leading to some injuries to the father of the complainant. Challan in this case has been presented. Crl. Misc. No. M- 24001 of 2011 -2- During the pendency of the proceedings, the respectables have intervened. Parties have compromised. Copy of the compromise is annexed with the petition as Annexure P-4. The complainant has executed an affidavit confirming the compromise. When this matter came up for hearing before this Court, directions were issued to the parties to appear before the trial court for getting their statements recorded. The statements of the parties have, accordingly, been recorded by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Faridkot. He has also forwarded a report, which is dated 8.12.2011. Court has replied that the compromise indeed has been reached between the parties and it is free from any pressure etc. Since the parties have compromised this minor dispute , no case for allowing this prosecution to continue further is made out. As per the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise. The present petition is, accordingly, allowed. FIR No.09, dated 14.2.2009, registered under Sections 279/337/338/427 IPC, and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. December 15, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE