IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 17339 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : December 12, 2008 Ghuda Masih and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. LS Goraya, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. Vivek Salathia, Advocate for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitiones have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 39 dated 13.9.2005 registered under Sections 324, 325, 323, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Purana Shalla, District Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Manga Masih complainant who is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Sh. Vivek Salathia. The petitioners and the complainant in this case are related inter-se and now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 9.6.2008 Annexure P/1 is also placed on the file. Criminal Misc. No. 17339 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. It would be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 39 dated 13.9.2005 registered under Sections 324, 325, 323, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Purana Shalla, District Gurdaspur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 12, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'