IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-12163 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: September 06, 2011 Amandeep Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Sant Pal Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.J.S.Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent – State. Amandeep Kaur – respondent No.2/complainant with her counsel Mr.Davinder Singh Brar, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, seeking quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.288 dated October 19th, 2010 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 323, 328, 342, 380, 455 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Kotwali, Faridkot. Amandeep Kaur – respondent No.2/complainant has stated at bar that she has compromised the matter with the petitioner with the intervention of the relatives and friends. Her affidavit (Annexure P3) has been placed on record. She further states that there is no ill-will left. In the 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. Thus, this Court is also of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioner. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.288 dated October 19th, 2010 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 323, 328, 342, 380, 455 and 506 IPC in Police Station Kotwali, Faridkot and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. September 06, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE