IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 10558 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : November 19, 2008 Jagjeet Singh alias Mithu and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. PS Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. Chanchal K. Singla, Advocate, for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 180 dated 29.6.2003 (Annexure P/1) under Sections 326, 323, 324, 325, 341, 427, 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Dhuri, District Sangrur and cross case in the aforesaid FIR under sections 341, 323, 427, 34 IPC (Annexure P/2) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that at the instance of respondent no. 2 – Harjinder Singh alias Bagga complainant- injured, the aforesaid FIR was registered against the petitioners. It is also to add here that during the course of investigation a cross case was also registered against respondent nos. 2 to 5 vide Annexure P/2. Both the cases are now pending trial. During the course of the trial both the parties have Criminal Misc. -M No. 10558 of 2008 (O&M) -2- arrived at a compromise with the intervention of the respectables. Parties are also stated to be distantly related inter-se. The compromise deeds , Annexures P/3 and P/4 are there on the file. Complainant Harjinder Singh is present in the Court along with his counsel Mr. Chanchal K. Singla. On the query put to the injured, it is stated that he had sustained some minor injuries on his nose and lip. He further submits that the matter has been settled amicably between the parties and that he has no objection if the FIR of this case got registered on his behalf is quashed. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently F.I.R. No. 180 dated 29.6.2003 (Annexure P/1) under Sections 326, 323, 324, 325, 341, 427, 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Dhuri, District Sangrur and cross case in the aforesaid FIR under sections 341, 323, 427, 34 IPC (Annexure P/2) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom as well as cross case registered vide Annexure P/2, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) November 19, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'