IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-9539 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 1.8.2011 Vicky .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. J.B.S.Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Jasdev Singh Brar, AAG, Punjab for the respondent – State. Mr. T.P.Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of Complaint case No. 109/1 dated May 8th, 2007 titled - Tejinder Singh alias Toni Vs. Ram Dass and others under Sections 148, 323, 324 and 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3(i)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 pending in the Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Balachaur, District S.B.S. Nagar. 2. By order dated February 7th, 2011, Daya Chaudhary, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and trial Court was directed to record their statements. In compliance with the order of this Court, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, S.B.S.Nagar, recorded the statements of the parties, whereby they have stated that they have compromised the matter. They have also tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-2). Indeed, 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 Judges Bench decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR Criminal Misc. No. M- 9539 of 2011 -2- .. (Criminal) 1052. Therefore, no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioner. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, Complaint case No. 109/1 dated May 8th, 2007 titled - Tejinder Singh alias Toni Vs. Ram Dass and others under Sections 148, 323, 324 and 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3(i)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 pending in the Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Balachaur, District S.B.S. Nagar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 01.08.2011 som