CRM No. M-2939 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No. M-2939 of 2011 DECIDED ON:- 29.07.2011 Harnek Singh and others ......Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present: Mr. Gurnam Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, D. A. G. Punjab. **** MAHESH GROVER, J(Oral) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying for quashing of F.I.R. No.220 dated 13.12.1998 under Sections 324, 326, 148 and 149 IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Rajpura, Tehsil Rajpura. District Patiala and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Anneuxre P-3). It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that during the pendency of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR, the parties have resolved their differences amicably and in view of this, they do not wish to pursue with the litigation any further. On 31.1.2011 this Court directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and get their statements recorded in support of their claim that the matter has been compromised. Trial Court was also directed to send the report about the factum of compromise and also the fact that such statements were not a result of any undue pressure or coercion. Report has since been received from the concerned Court and according to it, petitioners as well as respondent No.2 have appeared and got recorded their statements on their own free will in support of their compromise. Learned counsel for the State states that there is no other case pending against the parties. CRM No. M-2939 of 2011 2 In view of the fact and also keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Law Herald 2225, the instant petition is allowed. Consequently, F.I.R. No.No.220 dated 13.12.1998 under Sections 324, 326, 148 and 149 IPC registered at Police Station Sadar Rajpura, Tehsil Rajpura. District Patiala and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioner. (MAHESH GROVER) 29.07.2011 JUDGE mamta