IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-34413 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 1.8.2011 Kuldip Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. T.P.Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Jasdev Singh Brar, AAG, Punjab for the respondent – State. Mr. J.B.S.Gill, Advocate, for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.12 dated April 3rd, 2007, under Sections 323, 324, 326 and 506 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Pojewal, District S.B.S. Nagar. 2. By order dated February 16th,2011, Daya Chaudhary, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and trial Court was directed to record their statements. In compliance with the order of this Court, Additional Sessions Judge S.B.S.Nagar, recorded the statements of the parties, whereby they have stated that they have compromised the matter. They have also tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-3). Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judges Bench decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Therefore, no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. Criminal Misc. No. M-34413 of 2010 -2- .. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No. 12 dated April 3rd, 2007, under Sections 323, 324, 326 and 506 read with Section 34 of of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Pojewal, District S.B.S. Nagar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 01.08.2011 som