IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 31583 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: December 22, 2011 Rajesh Verma@ Nona .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab 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: Mr. Sandeep K. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab, for the State. Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate, for respondent No.2. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of FIR No.112, dated 31.3.2007, registered against the petitioner under Sections 307/323/34 IPC, at Police Station Division No.4, Jalandhar, on the basis of compromise. Copy of the compromise has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P-3. This FIR was registered against the petitioner on the statement made by respondent No.2-Vinod Kumar Malhotra. The petitioner has also filed a criminal complaint against respondent Nos.2 & four other persons. Crl. Misc. No. M- 31583 of 2011 -2- Now their relatives have intervened and have made them to settle their dispute amicably. The petitioner and respondent No.2 have entered into compromise, which is dated 21.5.2010. The parties are present in person before the Court. Respondent No.2-Vinod Kumar Malhotra submits that he has entered into compromise with the petitioner and would not have any objection in case the present FIR registered against the petitioner is quashed on the basis of this compromise. Though the offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 307 IPC, but the end result is that the dispute has been fairly settled. The complainant is not likely to support the prosecution now. Even if the proceedings in this case are allowed to continue, no purpose is likely to be served. It would be shear waste of time of the Court. As per 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, there is no impediment before the Court to quash the FIR on the basis of compromise. Plea for compounding of the offences, thus, can be allowed in this case which is under Section 307 IPC. The present petition is, accordingly, allowed. FIR No.112, dated 31.3.2007, registered against the petitioner under Sections 307/323/34 IPC and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. December 22, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE