CRM-M- No. 2920 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No. 2920 of 2011 Date of Decision : 14.11.2011 Bhupinder Singh @ Bhinda and another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another …Respondents ………. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Vijay Rana, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Raghubir Chaudhary, Sr. DAG, Punjab. *** Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Petitioners have invoked the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 132 dated 24.04.2006, under Sections 323, 324, 452 read with Section 34 IPC, Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar, in view of the compromise executed between the parties. Undisputedly, on 23.04.2006 Surjit Singh, Manjit Singh and Amrik Singh were taking their meal and at about 9.30 P.M. Bhupinder Singh @ Bhinda and Satnam Singh @ Tony-petitioners along with others came there and caused various injuries on the persons of Surjit Singh etc. A case was registered under Sections 323, 324, 452 read with Section 34 IPC against the present petitioners and others and investigation commenced. Matter is at CRM-M- No. 2920 of 2011 2 the investigation stage and no challan has been filed so far. In the meantime, good cense prevailed and the parties arrived at an amicable settlement, which is placed on record as Annexure P-2. Present petitioners have knocked the door of this Court for quashment of the FIR in question on the basis of compromise (Annexure P- 2). The report of the trial court was called about the genuineness of the compromise. Parties appeared before the learned Magistrate and after recording their statement, learned Magistrate has informed this Court vide letter dated 18.03.2011 that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of the Panchayat of the village and they have no grudge against each other and the parties have compromised the matter at their own accord/free will. Five Judges' Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 has held that High Court has wide power to quash the proceedings even in non-compoundable offence notwithstanding the bar under Section 320 Cr.P.C. in order to prevent the abuse of law and to secure the ends of justice; power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has no limits. It has further been held by five Judges' Bench of this Court that where High Court feels that quashing is required to prevent the abuse of the process of any Court and otherwise to se- cure the ends of justice, High Court may quash the criminal proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that in order to maintain the cordial relations and harmony between the parties, this is a fit case where this Court must exercise inherent power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the criminal proceedings to secure the ends of justice. Mr. Raghubir Chaudhary, learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, has fairly stated that keeping in view the cordial relations CRM-M- No. 2920 of 2011 3 and harmony between the parties, quashing of the FIR in question seems to be justified. Perusal of the compromise as well as affidavit, furnished by complainant Surjit Singh, show that the parties have compromised the matter and the complainant has pleaded no objection if the FIR in question is quashed. Keeping in view the compromise and the fact that the parties have compromised the matter in order to maintain the cordial relations and harmony in the village and the fact that the matter is still at the investigation stage, I deem it proper that criminal proceedings arising out of the FIR in question must be quashed and the parties should be allowed to keep peace in mind. In view of this, the present petition is allowed. Consequently, FIR No. 132 dated 24.04.2006, under Sections 323, 324, 452 read with Section 34 IPC, Police Station Nakodar, District Jalandhar is hereby quashed and all the criminal proceedings arising out of the said FIR also stand quashed. ( Alok Singh ) November 14, 2011 Judge Anand