IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-6936 of 2011 Date of decision : August 30, 2011 Ugma Ram Chaudhary ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Prateek Pandit, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Antar Singh Brar, Sr. DAG, Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Tejbir Singh, Advocate, for respondent nos. 2 and 3 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Ugma Ram Chaudhary has filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 94 dated 5.8.2009, under section 420 IPC, Police Station Lambra, District Jalandhar (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise (Annexure P/2) effected with respondent Nos. 2 and 3 – complainants. Learned counsel for complainants-respondent nos. 2 and 3 states that parties have effected compromise Annexure P/2 regarding which affidavits Annexures P/3 and P/4 have also been filed by respondents no. 2 and 3 and therefore, respondents no. 2 and 3 have no objection to the quashing of the FIR. After issuance of notice of motion, affidavits of respondents no. 2 and 3 to the same effect have also been filed. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Criminal Misc. No. M-6936 of 2011 -2- In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, the grievance of the complainants- respondent Nos. 2 and 3 has been satisfied by the petitioner. Accordingly, it is a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR Annexure P/1 is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 30, 2011 Judge 'dalbir'