IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 22560 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : December 03, 2008 Harpreet Singh and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. Arvind Kashyap, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 132 dated 20.7.2007 registered under Sections 452, 323, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Fatehgarh Sahib and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of Harpreet Singh petitioner no. 1. Petitioner No. 2 Gursewak Singh who is brother of petitioner no. 1 had sustained simple injuries at the hands of petitioner nos. 3 to 8. Parties are living in the same locality and now they have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 16.8.2007 Annexure P/2 is also placed on the file. The prosecution evidence in this case is yet to be recorded. Criminal Misc. No. 22560 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. It would be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 132 dated 20.7.2007 registered under Sections 452, 323, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Fatehgarh Sahib and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 03, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'