IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-5783 of 2009 Date of decision : September 07, 2009 Bawa Singh and others ....Petitioners versus Kashmir Singh ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners None for respondent-complainant L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) In Mega Lok Adalat (Samadhan-2008), compromise was effected between the parties on 20.12.2008 and statement of Kashmir Singh complainant was recorded. However, since the offences were not compoundable, the matter has been referred to this Court and has been treated as quashing petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of criminal complaint no. 59 dated 3.6.2002, under sections 324, 325, 452, 506 IPC, titled as Kashmir Singh versus Bawa Singh and others. The matter was referred by this Court to Lok Adalat of this Court. The parties appeared there and furnished affidavits (16 in number) regarding compromise and raising no objection to the quashing of the complaint. Criminal Misc. No. M-5783 of 2009 -2- In appropriate cases, criminal prosecution can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, compromise was effected between the parties in Mega Lok Adalat (Samadhan-2008) and later on also in Lok Adalat of this Court. There are cross criminal complaints and both the complaints are to be quashed in view of compromise between the parties. It is, accordingly a fit case in which the impugned complaint should be quashed so that the parties may live in peace and harmony. In view of the aforesaid, the impugned criminal complaint no. 59 dated 3.6.2002, under sections 324, 325, 452, 506 IPC, titled as Kashmir Singh versus Bawa Singh and others, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Anandpur Sahib, is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) September 07, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'