IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 1. Criminal Misc. No. M-2022 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.08.2011 Mohd Tanvir alias Ilyas and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents 2. Criminal Misc. No. M-2032 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.08.2011 Harbans Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. G.N.Malik, Advocate, for the petitioners in Criminal Misc. No. M-2022 of 2011 and for respondents No. 2 to 5 in Criminal Misc. No. M-2032 of 2011 Mr. J.S.Bhullar, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr. Talwinder Singh, Advocate, (for the petitioners in Criminal Misc. No. M-2032 of 2011) and (respondents No. 2 to 4 in Criminal Misc. No. M-2022 of 2011) NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By these petitions under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the parties seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.31 dated October 1st, 2009, under Sections 148, 323, 324, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Sadar Malerkotla, District Sangrur (Annexure P/1). Criminal Misc. No. M-2022 of 2011 -2- & Criminal Misc. No. M-2032 of 2011 .. 2. By order dated January 21st, 2011, Daya Chaudhary, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and trial Court was directed to record their statements. In compliance with the order of this Court, Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate Malerkotla recorded the statements of the parties whereby they have stated that they have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. They have tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-3) and added that there is no ill-will left and they want to live in peace and harmony in future. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judges Bench decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Therefore, no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No. 31 dated October 1st, 2009, under Sections 148, 323, 324, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Sadar Malerkotla, District Sangrur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 01.08.2011 som