IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-12182 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 28.4.2011. Gurjit Singh & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Petitioners in person with their counsel Mr. Naveen Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. AG, Punjab assisted by Mr. Balbir Singh, Head Constable, Police Station Sadar Banga, SBS Nagar. for the respondent-State. Mr. Baljinder Singh and Shingara Ram-respondents with their counsel Mr. Anupam Sharma, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.68 dated April 13th, 2010 (Annexure P-1), registered under Sections 323, 324 and 452 read with Section 34 Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Sadar Banga, District S.B.S. Nagar (Nawanshahr). Grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. They have tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-2). Baljinder Singh- complainant-respondent No.2 has added that he has no objection if the aforesaid FIR and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Criminal Misc. No. M-12182 of 2011 (O&M) -2- ... Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. The law has to be administered according to the laws made by the Legislature. Where however, there is a scope, howsoever little it may be, to interfere to impart full justice, the legislative enactment should be liberally interpreted. Narrow construction leading to total injustice has to be avoided. When there is no semblance of success of the prosecution case, coupled with the object of providing peace and tranquility to the litigants, in the interest of justice and the like, this Court would certainly be justified in quashing the FIR in exercise of its powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C in the event of a compromise between the parties. The ends of justice are always higher than mere law. In upshot, for the reasons recorded supra, the petition is accepted, FIR No.68 dated April 13th, 2010 (Annexure P- 1), registered under Sections 323, 324 and 452 read with Section 34 IPC in Police Station Sadar Banga, District S.B.S. Nagar (Nawanshahr) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 28.4.2011. SN