IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-31816 of 2008 Date of decision : August 26, 2009 Jagjit Singh and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Chanderhas Yadav, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Vikas Bahl, Advocate for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Jagjit Singh and three others have filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of cross case (Annexure P/3) under sections 323, 324, 148, 149 IPC, lodged in FIR No. 36 dated 25.2.2005, Police Station Banga, District Nawanshahar (Annexure P/2) in view of compromise (Annexure P/1) effected with respondent No. 2- complainant. Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 states that compromise has been effected between the parties and therefore, respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the impugned cross-case. Criminal Misc. No. M-31816 of 2008 -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, cross-cases have been settled between the parties. Criminal complaint instituted by petitioner no. 1 is also to be quashed in view of compromise. It is, accordingly, a fit case in which cross-case against the petitioners should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned cross case (Annexure P/3) under sections 323, 324, 148, 149 IPC, lodged in FIR No. 36 dated 25.2.2005, Police Station Banga, District Nawanshahar (Annexure P/2) is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 26, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'