IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-20406 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision : 11.7.2011 Khushid and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present: Mr.Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Advocate for the petitioners. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. The petitioners seek quashing of FIR No.159 dated 29.4.2011, under Sections 366/376(2)/392/343/506 IPC, registered at Police Station City Palwal. The prayer of the petitioners cannot be granted for the simple reason that the offence complained of is extremely serious. Learned counsel for the petitioners relies on Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab and others, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. There is no doubt that the power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be exercised in order to enhance the peace and reduce friction among the litigating parties, but the Courts cannot shut a blind eye to the commission of offences which are against public morality and which invoke public outrage. Such like offences cannot be permitted to be quashed. No ground to interfere. Crl.Misc.No.M-20406 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Dismissed. 11.7.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss