IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-28844 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 17.11.2011. Harjinder Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. J.S. Jaidka, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. Vinod Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH, J (ORAL) In this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, quashing of First Information Report (for short `FIR’) No.62 dated March 18th, 2008 under Sections 279,337 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC’), Police Station Sadar, Ludhiana is sought. It is pleaded that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of elders and respectables. Compromise deed (Annexure P-1) has been placed on record stating that all disputes between the parties have been resolved. Complainant-respondent No.2 has stated that he has no objection if the aforesaid FIR and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 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 petitioner. -2- Criminal Misc. No. M-28844 of 2011 In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.62 dated March 18th, 2008 registered under Sections 279,337 and 427 of the IPC in Police Station Sadar, Ludhiana and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 17.11.2011 Ishwar