IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-30885 of 2011(O&M) Date of decision : 07.11.2011 Harbant Singh and others ....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr.N.S.Dandiwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Sumeet Abrol, AAG, Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr.A.S.Sidhu, Advocate, for respondent No.2-complainant. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No.11 dated 20.07.2011 registered under Sections 406, 420, 34 IPC, at Police Station Thulliwal. The complainant, as identified by Sub-Inspector Kanwaljit Singh, Investigating Officer of the case, is present. Learned counsel for the complainant filed an affidavit vide which the complainant has accepted the fact that the matter has been compromised. The factum of compromise has also been confirmed by the State counsel. Broad guidelines have been laid down by the Full Bench in the Crl. Misc No. M-30885 of 2011(O&M) -2- case of Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another reported in 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 for quashing the prosecution when parties entered into compromise. Consequently, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No.11 dated 20.07.2011 registered under Sections 406, 420, 34 IPC alongwith all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed qua the petitioners. ( AJAY TEWARI ) November 07, 2011. JUDGE mamta