IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-7448 of 2009 Date of decision : July 27, 2009 Sohan Lal and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Aman Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Deepak Gupta, Advocate, for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Sohan Lal and five others have filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 111 dated 1.7.2008, under sections 341, 323, 506, 148, 149 IPC, Police Station Dhuri, District Sangrur in view of compromise (Annexure P/1) effected with Jiwan Lal respondent No. 2- complainant who has also furnished affidavit (Annexure P/2) regarding the compromise. Learned counsel for complainant-respondent no. 2, on instructions from respondent no. 2 who is also present in Court in person, states that compromise has been effected between the parties and therefore, respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the impugned FIR. In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. Criminal Misc. No. M-7448 of 2009 -2- In the instant case, compromise has been effected between the parties with the intervention of elders and friends. Grievance of the complainant-respondent No. 2 has been satisfied. The parties are resident of same city. They want to live in peace and harmony. It is, therefore, a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 111 dated 1.7.2008, under sections 341, 323, 506, 148, 149 IPC, Police Station Dhuri, District Sangrur, is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) July 27, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'