Criminal Misc. No. M-20695 of 2011(O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-20695 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: November 29, 2011 Rakesh Kumar @ Kesha and another ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Daygeesh Kumar Bhatti, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Sudhir Nehra, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent Nos.1 to 3 – State. Mr.Viney Puri, Advocate for complainant - respondent No.4. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, seeking quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.3 dated December 31 st, 1999 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 148, 323, 427, 452, 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Sadar, Jalandhar, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P2). 2. Separate replies have been filed on behalf of the State and the complainant – respondent No.4. 3. In his reply, filed in the form of an affidavit, complainant has stated that the matter has been amicably settled between the parties with the intervention of the respectables of the village. He has also mentioned that he has no objection, if the FIR is quashed. Both the parties want to live peacefully, leaving aside their old rivalry. In the circumstances, there should not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by Criminal Misc. No. M-20695 of 2011(O&M) [2] 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. 4. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.3 dated December 31 st, 1999 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 148, 323, 427, 452, 506 read with Section 149 IPC in Police Station Sadar, Jalandhar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. November 29, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE