IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 8897 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: December 15, 2011 Chanranjiv @ Huney & others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? PRESENT: Ms. Sharmila Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Saurabh Mohunta, DAG, Haryana, for the State. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. Prayer is for quashing of FIR No.242, dated 26.5.2010, registered under Sections 323 and 506 IPC, at Police Station Model Town, District Panipat where offence under Section 307 was added later on. Today the State counsel has pointed out that offence under Section 307 was inadvertently got mentioned and it is not part of challan. The prayer for quashing of the FIR is made on the basis of compromise. This FIR was registered at the instance of respondent No.2. The petitioners are on bail. During the pendency of the proceedings, the dispute has been settled between the parties as the respectables of the society have intervened. A written compromise has been arrived at between Crl. Misc. No. M- 8897 of 2011 -2- the parties and copy thereof is annexed with the petition as Annexure P-2. This compromise is statedly without any pressure or threat. When this matter came up for hearing before this Court, directions were issued to the parties to appear before the trial court for getting their statements recorded. The statements of the parties have, accordingly, been recorded by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panipat, who has also submitted his report stating that the compromise is valid and there is no case except the present one pending against the petitioner. Since the parties have compromised, which is free from any pressure, the case for quashing the FIR is made out. For this, Court has ample power in view of the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. No useful purpose would be served in allowing these criminal proceedings to continue. The present petition is, accordingly, allowed. FIR No.242, dated 26.5.2010, registered under Sections 323 & 506 IPC and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. December 15, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE