In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 29980 of 2008 Date of Decision:28-01-2009 Malkiat Singh and others ---Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. S.S.Chandi,Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab Mr.Jagjit Singh, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 to 6 SABINA, J.(Oral) Petitioner-Malkiat Singh and three others have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Cr.P.C.) for quashing FIR No. 233 dated 2.7.2002 under Sections 506/323/324/34 of the Indian Penal Code with offence under Section 326 (added later on) registered at Police Station Nakodar, all consequent proceedings arising therefrom and the cross case registered at the instance of Dalbir Singh-respondent No. 2. Vide order dated 9.12.2008, the trial court was directed to record a finding whether a valid compromise has been arrived at between the parties or not. Vide report dated 27.12.2008, Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Nakodar has sent his report that the compromise between the parties was apparently a valid compromise. The said report was made after recording the statement of the complainant and the injured party. Compromise dated 8.11.2008, duly signed by the parties, has Crl. Misc. No. M- 29980 of 2008 -2- been placed on record as Annexure P-2. A perusal of the same reveals that with the intervention of the relatives and respectables of the area, parties have sorted out their differences and it was agreed that neither party will pursue the case with regard to the FIR, in question. As per the Full Bench judgment of this in Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, High Court has power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to allow the compounding of non-compoundable offence and quash the prosecution where the High Court felt that the same was required to prevent the abuse of the process of any Court or to otherwise secure the ends of justice. This power of quashing is not confined to matrimonial disputes alone. Since the parties have arrived at a compromise and decided to live in peace in future, it is a fit case where the FIR, in question, is liable to be quashed. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. FIR No., 233 dated 2.7.2002 under Sections 506/323/324/34 of the Indian penal Code with offence under Section 326 (added later on) registered at Police Station Nakodar, cross case registered at the instance of respondent No. 2-Dalbir Singh and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. (SABINA) JUDGE January 28, 2009 PARAMJIT