IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-19369 of 2010 (O & M) Date of Decision: August 24, 2011 Manjinder Singh & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Md. Yousaf, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. None for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prays for quashing FIR No.161 dated 3.12.2007 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 323, 506, 427 IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered with Police Station, Bhogpur, District Jalandhar; order dated 24.12.2009 (Annexure P-2); and subsequent proceedings, on the basis of compromise, Annexure P-3. Crl. Misc. No. M-19369 of 2010 [2] 2. Vide order dated 21.1.2011, Illaqa Magistrate was directed to record the statement of both the parties to see the genuineness of compromise. 3. Report dated 12.2.2011 has been received from the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalandhar, from which, it is made out that the parties gave their statement to the effect that disputes have been settled by way of compromise and the complainant has no objection if the FIR is quashed. 4. Respondent No.2 lodged the FIR for prosecution of the petitioners. Respondent No.2, victim, is not ready to prosecute the petitioners. In such circumstances, continuance of proceedings would be an exercise in futility. Parties are resident of the same village, and therefore, want to live in peace. Therefore also, continuance of proceedings shall not be in the interest of substantial justice. 5. Learned counsel for the respondent-State states that because the parties have entered into a compromise, the petition for quashing of FIR is not opposed. 6. Considering the nature of offence and the fact that disputes have been settled by way of compromise, the petition is allowed. FIR No.161 dated 3.12.2007 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 323, 506, 427 IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered with Police Station, Bhogpur, District Jalandhar and consequent proceedings, are hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) Crl. Misc. No. M-19369 of 2010 [3] August 24, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?