IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-11727 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: August 24, 2011 Anil Suri and another ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Niti Wadhawan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.J.S.Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent – State. Mr.Sandeep Kumar, Advocate for respondents No.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.298 dated October 25th, 2000, registered under Sections 323, 324, 326, 380, 406 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') at Police Station Sadar, Amritsar. By order dated April 21st, 2011, Ritu Bahri, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to record the statements of the parties. In compliance with the same, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Amritsar recorded the statements of the parties, whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter. Compromise-deed (Annexure P3) has also been placed on record. In these circumstances, there cannot 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.298 dated October 25th, 2000, registered under Sections 323, 324, 326, 380, 406 read with Section 34 IPC at Police Station Sadar, Amritsar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. August 24, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE