IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-714-2011 (O&M) Date of decision:27.09.2011 Rafiq Mohd. And others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr. J.J.S.Uppal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. A.S.Rai, DAG, Punjab. ***** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. (ORAL) CRM-43372-2011 Application is allowed as prayed for. CRM-M-714-2011 In this petition for quashing based upon compounding, the parties were directed to appear before the learned Trial Court to make a statement owning up the compromise (Annexure P-2). The report dated 23.02.2011 furnished by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Malerkotla is to the effect that the parties did appear before it and they voluntarily owned up the compromise (Annexure P-2) without any pressure or coercion. He has also sent the statements of the parties recorded in the Court in this regard. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that even if some of the offences are not compoundable in terms of Section 320 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, yet the FIR can be quashed in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others, 2007(3) R.C.R. (Criminal) 1052. After hearing both the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of this case, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No.105 dated 08.08.2004, registered under Sections 452, 379, 323, 506, 509, 148, 149 of IPC at Police Station Ahemadgarh, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1) and all the consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed in terms of the compromise dated 25.10.2010 (Annexure P-2). September 27, 2011 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) vinod* JUDGE