Criminal Misc. No.M-5276 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No.M-5276 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision:19.03.2008 Sukhdev Singh @ Pagla and others .....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. G.N.Malik, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.S.Bhullar, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Arvinder Singh, Advocate for the complainant. **** RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer made in this present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short `the Code') is for quashing of FIR No.15 dated 15.1.2005 registered under Sections 326/324/323/34 IPC at Police Station, Malerkotla, District Sangrur and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably. The compromise arrived at between the parties is attached as Annexure P.2. Once that is so the FIR in question registered against the petitioner be quashed. 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 respondents No.2. In reply filed on behalf of respondents No.2/ complainant in Court today, the contents of the petition filed by the petitioners have been admitted and it is stated that he has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed in view of the compromise Annexure P.2. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Criminal Misc. No.M-5276 of 2008 -2- Singh's case (supra), FIR No.15 dated 15.1.2005 registered under Sections 326/324/323/34 IPC at Police Station, Malerkotla, District Sangrur and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. March 19, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE