Criminal Misc. No. M-12199 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-12199 of 2009 Date of Decision: 19.5.2009 Hari Singh and Others …Petitioners Versus Rani …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Deepinder Kaur, Advocate for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of complaint No. 70 dated 3.2.2004 filed by the respondent under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 7(1)(d) of Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, in which petitioners have been summoned to stand trial vide summoning order dated 4.9.2008. It is stated that during the pendency of petition, parties have effected compromise and, therefore, present complaint be quashed. Counsel for the petitioner has relied upon judgments rendered in Usha Gupta v. Amir Chand 2001(1) Recent Criminal Reports 788 Criminal Misc. No. M-12199 of 2009 2 and Hawa Singh and Others v. Bishamber Dayal 2007(1) Recent Criminal Reports 325 to urge that in order to promote harmony between the persons belonging to various castes and peace in the village, proceedings can be quashed. Complainant Rani is present in the Court. She has been identified by her counsel Ms. Deepinder Kaur, Advocate. Counsel for the respondent has also filed affidavit of Rani. The same is taken on record. Counsel for the complainant, on instructions from Rani, complainant, stated that complainant does not intend to pursue the present complaint and same be quashed. Both the counsel have submitted that in order to promote everlasting peace, amity and harmony, parties have arrived at compromise. They pray that present FIR be quashed. It has been held by Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052 that compromise not only promotes peace in the society but also saves parties from litigation. In view of the law laid down in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra) and keeping in view the compromise arrived at between the parties, present petition is accepted and impugned complaint along with all consequential proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 19, 2009 “DK”