Criminal Misc. No. 44968-M of 2007 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 44968-M of 2007 Dated of decision : January 31, 2008 Sukhwinder Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Vikas Bahl, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent no.2. Mr. Anterpreet Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) is for quashing FIR No. 54 dated May 09, 2007 registered under Sections 323, 324, 452, 326, 338, 34 IPC at Police Station, Goraya District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably by way of compromise which has been reduced in writing. Copy is placed on record as Annexure P-1. The affidavits of Ranjit Singh, complainant and Bhag Singh have also been placed on record in support of the compromise as Annexures P/2 and P/3 respectively. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by counsel for respondent no.2. The factum of the matter having been compromised between the parties is not disputed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no Criminal Misc. No. 44968-M of 2007 -2- *** useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No. 54 dated May 09, 2007 registered under Sections 323, 324, 452, 326, 338, 34 IPC at Police Station, Goraya District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. January 31, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge