IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-7321 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 13.7.2011. Harpreet Singh & another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sunil Nehra, Addl. AG, Punjab. Mr. Rahul Jaswal, Advocate for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This petition has been filed for quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.38 dated February 16th, 2011, registered under Sections 323, 324, 326 and 341 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') at Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar. By order dated March 9th, 2011, Ritu Bahri, J. directed the Area Magistrate record the statements of the parties. Accordingly, Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nakodar has recorded the statements of the parties whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter vide compromise-deed (Annexure P-2). Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. In view of above, petition is accepted. Consequently, FIR No.38 dated February 16th, 2011 registered under Sections 323, 324, 326 and 341 read with Section 34 IPC at Police Station Shahkot, District Jalandhar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 13.7.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE