Criminal Misc. No. M-6056 of 2008 (O&M) -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. Criminal Misc. No. M-6056 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : March 17, 2008 Harbans Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents 2. Criminal Misc. No. M-6057 of 2008 (O&M) Surinder Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. A. S. Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No. 1 Ms. Mridula Thakur, Advocate for respondent no. 2 RAJESH BINDAL J. This order will dispose of two petitions bearing Criminal Misc. Nos. M-6056 of 2008 and M-6057 of 2008 filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) for quashing of challan under Section 173 of the Code arising out of FIR No. 219 dated June 17, 2005 registered under Sections 323, 324, 326 and 34 IPC at Police Station, Nakodar District Jalandhar, the cross version got recorded by the other party and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel submitted that petitioner no. 1 in Criminal Misc. No. M-6056 of 2008 has got recorded the aforesaid FIR against respondent no.2 and others and the cross case was also got registered by Criminal Misc. No. M-6056 of 2008 (O&M) -2- *** respondent no. 2 against the petitioners. However, now both the parties have settled their dispute amicably and do not want to proceed against each other. Copy of the compromise is placed on record as Annexure P-2. Once that is so the FIR in question registered against the petitioners be quashed. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioners are admitted by learned counsel for respondent no. 2 as is evident from Criminal Misc. No. M-6057 of 2008 filed by him for quashing the same FIR. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No. 219 dated June 17, 2005 registered under Sections 323, 324, 326 and 34 IPC at Police Station, Nakodar District Jalandhar, cross version recorded therein and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petitions are disposed of accordingly. March 17, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge