IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-10569 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 11, 2010. Avrinder Singh and others. ...... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and another. ...... RESPONDENTS CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr. Karan Nehra, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Anurag Chopra, Advocate for respondent No.2. ***** RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of FIR No.21, dated 15.03.2010 under Sections 451/323/148/149 IPC, registered at P.S. Khamano, Annexure P1, and all other consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise, Annexure P2, having been entered into between the parties. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record. CRM No.M-10569 of 2010 It has been stated by learned counsel for the parties that parties belong to same village and due to intervention of respectable persons and relatives, matter has been settled. Respondent No.2 – complainant also appeared in person with his counsel and filed reply by way of affidavit admitting the factum of compromise and stating that he is having no objection if the FIR and consequential proceedings are quashed on the basis of Panchayat Nama, Annexure P4 In appropriate cases FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under Section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Since the parties have amicably settled the matter and compromise has been effected between them due to intervention of the respectable persons and relatives, in the interest of harmonious relations between the parties, who are residents of same village, the present petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 21, dated 15.03.2010 under Sections 451/323/148/149 IPC, registered at Police Station Khamano, Annexure P1 alongwith all consequential proceedings qua petitioners – Avrinder Singh, Narinder Singh, Tarlochan Singh, Baldev Singh, Sukhvir Singh, Binda, Pali, Jagroop Singh, Harinder Singh, Maninder Singh and Goldy is, hereby, quashed. ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) May 11, 2010. JUDGE 'om' 2