IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc. No.M-847 of 2009 Date of Decision: January 27, 2009 Teja Singh and others ...........Petitioners Versus Jaswinder Singh ..........Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mrs.Justice Sabina Present: Mr. Tribhawan Singla, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rajesh Punj, Advocate for the respondent ** Sabina, J. Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying for quashing of the Criminal Complaint No 83 dated 19.11.2001 titled as “ Jaswinder Singh vs. Teja Singh and others” (Annexure P1) and subsequent proceedings consequent thereto. Respondent-Jaswinder Singh in his reply submitted that the parties had arrived at a compromise and he did not want to pursue the complaint any further. He had no objection, if the complaint in question is quashed. Annexure P4 dated 6.1.2009 is a copy of the compromise which was arrived at between the parties with the intervention of the respectables. As per the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, High Court has power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to allow the compounding of non- compoundable offence and quash the prosecution where the High Court felt that the same was required to prevent the abuse of the process of any Court or to otherwise secure the ends of justice. This power of quashing is not confined to matrimonial disputes alone. Crl.Misc. No.M-847 of 2009 -2- Since the parties have arrived at a compromise and have decided to live in peace, no useful purpose would be served by proceeding further with the complaint in question. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. Criminal Complaint No 83 dated 19.11.2001 titled as “ Jaswinder Singh vs. Teja Singh and others” (Annexure P1) and subsequent proceedings i.e. summoning order dated 21.1.2003(Annexure P2) and order dated 19.5.2006 (Annexure P3), vide which the charge was ordered to be framed against the petitioners and subsequent proceedings in consequence thereof are quashed. Petition stands disposed of. ( Sabina ) Judge January 27, 2009 arya