IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No.M-911 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision : 08.07.2011 Gurmeet Singh ... Petitioner versus State of Punjab & another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present: Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Gill, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Harshit Jain, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** Mahesh Grover, J. (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.PC for quashing of the FIR No.71 dated 18.05.2007 and consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). FIR No.71 dated 18.05.2007 was registered against the petitioner under Section 279/337/338/427 IPC at Police Station Dirba, Distt. Sangrur. During the course of the pendency of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR, parties resolved their differences and prayed for quashing of this FIR. On 23.02.2011, this court directed the parties to appear before the trial court and get their statements recorded in support of their claim that the matter has been compromised. Trial court was also directed to send the report about the fact that such statements were not the result of any undue pressure. Crl. Misc. No.M-911 of 2011(O&M) -2- Report has now been received from the concerned court according to which, petitioner as well as respondent No.2 have appeared and got recorded their statements of their own free will in support of their compromise. Having regard to the aforesaid fact, I am of the considered opinion that the present petition deserves to succeed. Consequently, keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh versus State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald 2225 present petition is allowed and FIR No.71 dated 18.5.2007 registered at Police Station Dirba, Distt. Sangrur and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are directed to be quashed. July 08, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) sonia Judge