IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 31488 of 2011 Date of decision: 20.12.2011 Harsunjog Singh @ Harfan Josh Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. Naresh Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab for the State. Mr. Karn Singh Cheema, Advocate for respondent No. 2. ***** RANJIT SINGH J. The petitioner is accused in FIR No. 99 dated 31.07.2011 registered under Sections 452 and 324 IPC at Police Station Bullowal, District Hoshiarpur. The offence under Section 326 IPC was added later. The parties have now compromised. Accordingly, the petitioner has approached this Court for quashing the FIR and subsequent proceedings on the basis of this compromise. This FIR was lodged by respondent No. 2/Mandeep Singh. As per the allegation made in the FIR that on 23.07.2011 at about 11 p.m. when the complainant was sleeping Darshanjog son of Kamaljit Singh called for him. When he opened the door Darshanjog forcibly entered inside the door saying that the complainant has caused injuries to his father. The complainant, accordingly, attacked the petitioner with Datar, which hit on his right hand palm which he Crl. Misc. No. M- 31488 of 2011 -2- raised to save himself. On this basis, he lodged the complaint leading to registration of the present FIR. Both the petitioners and the complainant belong to the same village. The villagers have intervened. The parties have now entered into compromise. They want to maintain good friendly relation being from the same village. The petition is, accordingly, filed before this Court for quashing of the FIR. In response to the notice, the complainant has appeared. He has filed response by way of affidavit. The complainant is also present in person. The complainant has deposed in the affidavit that dispute has been compromised. The complainant has also stated before the Court that the dispute has been settled between the parties. The complainant further says that he will not have any objection if the FIR registered at his instance against the petitioner is quashed. This Court would have powers to quash the FIR and subsequent proceedings in terms of ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others 2007(3) RCR (Cri.) 1052. The present petition is, accordingly, allowed. FIR No. 99 dated 31.07.2011 registered under Sections 452 and 324 IPC at Police Station Bullowal, District Hoshiarpur and all consequential proceedings emanating therein are hereby quashed. December 20, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE