IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-15549 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 18.10.2011. Lovedeep Singh @ Lobi and others ..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Petitioners in person with Mr. G.S. Sidhu, Advocate. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, A.A.G. Punjab, for respondent No.1 – State. Respondents No.2 and 3 in person with Mr. Simranjit Singh, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) By filing this petition, petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.2 dated January 2nd, 2009, registered under Sections 148, 323, 324 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda (Annexure P-1) on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-3). 2. Initially, the FIR was registered under Section 307 IPC also apart from the sections mentioned here-in-above but the charge-sheet was submitted under Sections 326 etc. IPC only and not under Section 307 IPC, a fact which has not been disputed by learned State counsel. 3. Grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables and common relatives. Respondents No.2 and 3 have tendered their affidavits and added that there is no ill-will left and they want to live in peace and harmony in future. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to Criminal Misc. No. M-15549 of 2011 (O&M) -2- compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. By quashing the FIR, the parties will be able to co-exist peacefully in future putting the end to the dispute for all times to come. 4. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.2 dated January 2nd, 2009, registered under Sections 148, 323, 324 read with Section 149 IPC in Police Station Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 18.10.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE