In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M-31685 of 2008 Date of Decision:28-01-2009 Kulwinder Singh Sodhi and another ---Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Vikas Kumar,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab Mr.Piyush Gagneja, Advocate, with respondent No. 2 in person SABINA, J.(Oral) Petitioner-Kulwinder Singh and three others have filed this pet6itioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as 'Cr.P.C.') for quashing FIR No. 94 dated 28.8.2007 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 384 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station City Jalalabad, District Ferozepur and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the parties have arrived at a compromise. Compromise deed is dated 21.11.2008(Annexure P-2). A perusal of the same reveals that the parties have arrived at a compromise in order to live in peace. As per the compromise, the complainant did not want to pursue the FIR, in question. Learned counsel for respondent No. 2 has placed on record Crl. Misc. No. M-31685 of 2008 -2- the affidavit of respondent No. 2-complainant. As per the same, complainant-respondent No. 2 has no objection if the FIR, in question, is quashed on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). As per the Full Bench judgment of this in Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, High Court has power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to allow the compounding of non-compoundable offence and quash the prosecution where the High Court felt that the same was required to prevent the abuse of the process of any Court or to otherwise secure the ends of justice. This power of quashing is not confined to matrimonial disputes alone. Since the parties have decided to live in peace and harmony, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings with regard to the FIR, in question. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. FIR No. 94 dated 28.8.2007 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 384 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station City Jalalabad, District Ferozepur and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. (SABINA) JUDGE January 28, 2009 PARAMJIT