IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-13896 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 30.05.2011 Avinash Kumar alias Shashi ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others - ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present:- Ms. Aarti , Advocate, Mr. R.S.Bains, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for the respondent-State. Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in person with Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) On the complaint filed by Dr. Vijay Kumar, respondent No.2, First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No. 190 dated December 10th, 1997 (Annexure P-1), under Sections 148, 324 and 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), was registered against the petitioner in Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur. 2. By filing this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner seeks quashing of the aforesaid FIR on the basis of compromise (Annexure P/2) entered into between the parties. 3. Dr. Vijay Kumar – complainant and Rajan Pal – injured are present in person and have made a statement that they have compromised the matter with the petitioner. Compromise-deed (Annexure P-2/T) has been placed on record. They have also submitted that they have no objection, if the aforesaid FIR and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. Criminal Misc. No. M-13896 of 2011 -2- .. 4. The offences, for which the petitioner is 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. 5. In view of above, petition is accepted. Consequently, FIR No. 190 dated December 10th, 1997 (Annexure P-1), under Sections 148, 324 and 506 read with Section 149 of IPC, Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 30.05.2011 som