Criminal Misc. No. M-12471 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-12471 of 2011 Date of Decision : 17.5.2011. Mohan Lal & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Hemender Goswami, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. AG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr. Dharampal Bhatia, Advocate, for respondents No.2 to 4. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition, under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.51 dated July 9th, 2008, registered under Sections 148, 307, 323, 324, 325, 427, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Division No.2, District Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioners has urged that though the FIR was initially registered under Section 307 apart from other Sections but charge has been framed under Sections 326, 452 and 506 read with section 34 IPC. It has been further urged that parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables and common relatives. They have tendered Compromise-deed (Annexure P-2) coupled with affidavits of complainant and the injured and added that there is no ill-will left and they want to live in peace and harmony in future. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non- compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo Criminal Misc. No. M-12471 of 2011 2 in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Law has been made for the human beings and not the vice-versa. The paramount object is to keep order so that the society can breath easily and peace prevails. If the FIR and consequent proceedings thereunder in this case are quashed, it will not only benefit both the parties but also the system of the society at large. The parties will be able to co-exist peacefully in the future putting the end to the dispute for all times to come. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.51 dated July 9th, 2008, registered under Sections 148, 307, 323, 324, 325, 427, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC in Police Station Division No.2, District Ludhiana and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 17.5.2011. SN