IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-25373 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: September 26, 2011 Tulsi Ram and others ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Arun Takhi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.J.S,Bhullar, Assistant Adv. General, Punjab Meena – complainant/ respondent No.2 with her counsel Ms.Anupma Takhi, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners have sought quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.36 dated June 18th, 2009 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 148, 427, 447, 506 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Bullowal, District Hoshiarpur. Complainant – respondent No.2, namely Meena has stated at bar that she has compromised the matter with the petitioners with the intervention of the relatives and friends. She has also tendered his affidavit (Annexure R1) on record. She also states that there is no ill-will left. In the circumstances, there cannot 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 Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Thus, this Court is also of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.36 dated June 18th, 2009 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 148, 427, 447, 506 read with Section 149 IPC in Police Station Bullowal, District Hoshiarpur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. September 26, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE