Criminal Misc. No. M-8177 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-8177 of 2009 Date of Decision: 21.4.2009 Harjinder Singh and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Ashish Pal Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Reply by way of affidavit has been filed on behalf of Harkishan Singh, respondent No.2 and the same is taken on record. Gurpreet Singh son of Harkishan Singh, injured, has also placed on record their affidavit and the same are also taken on record. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 10 dated 7.1.2009 registered at Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar, under Sections 323, 341, 382 & 34 IPC. In the present case, FIR was lodged by Harkishan Singh, Criminal Misc. No. M-8177 of 2009 2 respondent No.2. FIR is annexed with the present petition as Annexure P1. It is stated in the FIR that Harkishan Singh is running the business under the name & style of M/s Micky Finance Company. On day of occurrence at about 4.30 P.M. When he, after closing his office, was going to sit in his car along with his son Gurpreet Singh, three Hindu boys who were aged about 25/30 years came in a drunken condition and said that complainant and his son should reverse the car and gave filthy abuses. At that juncture, an altercation ensued. It is stated that one boy took out the base bat from the car and hit Harkishan Singh on the forehead. Gurpreet Singh, son of the complainant was also given injuries. It is stated that assailants had also snatched five tolas of gold chain from the neck of complainant. This petition has been filed by Harjinder Singh, Kapil Kumar and Sandeep Raja seeking quashing of FIR on basis of compromise. They have placed on record affidavit (Annexure P2) sworn by Harkishan Singh to state that the matter has been compromised and FIR be quashed. Respondent No.2-complainant Harkishan Singh and his son Gurpreet Singh, other injured, are present in the Court. They have been identified by Jagdeep Singh, Head Constable of Police Station Division no.4, Jalandhar. They have been also identified by their counsel Mr. Ashish Pal Kaushal, Advocate. They have stated before me that on the spur of moment without any pre-mediation due to parking of the car and the plea of accused that car be reversed, occurrence had taken place. Now the parties have arrived at compromise. They intend to Criminal Misc. No. M-8177 of 2009 3 promote amity, harmony and cordial relations. It is stated that pendency of FIR is an impediment in the everlasting peace. Counsel for the petitioners has relied upon judgment rendered in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052 to state that compromise not only promotes peace in the society but also saves parties from litigation. In view of the law laid down in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra) and keeping in view the compromise arrived at between the parties, present petition is accepted and impugned FIR along with all consequential proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge April 21, 2009 “DK”