Crl. Misc. No. M-7450 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Case No. : Crl. Misc. No. M-7450 of 2009 Date of Decision : July 14, 2009 Om Kumar and others .... Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL * * * Present : Mr. Yogesh Goel, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab for respondent no.1. Mr. Ajay Singla, Advocate for respondent no.2. * * * L. N. MITTAL, J. (Oral) : Om Kumar and two others have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short – Cr. P. C.) for quashing of FIR No.177 dated 26.6.1999, under Sections 365, 342, 323, 34 of the Indian Penal Code (in short – IPC), registered at Police Station Division No.6, District Ludhiana (Annexure P-1), along with all consequential proceedings, in view of compromise dated 07.03.2009 (Annexure P-4) effected with complainant-respondent no.2 – Kailash Kumar. Crl. Misc. No. M-7450 of 2009 2 The FIR was lodged regarding abduction of complainant's father Ram Kumar, who has since died in the year 2003, as per compromise. Reply on behalf of respondent no.2 has already been filed, wherein factum of compromise has been admitted and it has been stated that respondent no.2 has no objection to the quashing of the impugned FIR. Learned counsel for respondent no.2, after getting instructions from respondent no.2, who is also present in person in the Court, states that compromise has been effected between the parties and therefore, respondent no.2 has no objection to the quashing of the impugned FIR. In appropriate cases, FIR 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 has been so held by a Full Bench of this Court in case of Kulwinder Singh vs. State of Punjab reported as 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab and Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, the occurrence took place more than ten years ago. The parties have effected compromise. Ram Kumar – father of the complainant, who had been abducted, has since died six years back. It is, therefore, a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and impugned FIR No.177 dated 26.6.1999, under Sections 365, 342, 323, 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Division No.6, District Ludhiana (Annexure P-1), is quashed, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. July 14, 2009 ( L. N. MITTAL ) monika JUDGE