Crl. Misc. No. M-5679 of 2009 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-5679 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 2nd November, 2011 Paramjeet Singh & others ……… Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others ………… Respondents ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. Nakul Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms.Neelam, AAG, Punjab. **** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) Prayer in this petition is for quashing of FIR No. 79 dated 12.5.2003 under Sections 332, 353, 186, 148, 149 IPC and Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Section 326 IPC added lateron), registered at Police Station Mamdot, District Ferozepur as also the consequential proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise. It is the contention of the counsel for the petitioners that the matter has been compromised and the compromise deed dated 8.2.2009 (Annexure P-2) has been placed on record. Perusal of the FIR clearly indicates that the FIR was lodged against the petitioners as they had obstructed the police officials in performing their duties apart from giving them beatings. The FIR, which has been registered against the petitioners, cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise which has been entered into between the petitioners and the respondents in their personal capacity. As the officials were assaulted and criminal force was used by the petitioners to deter the public servants in discharge of their official duty, which Crl. Misc. No. M-5679 of 2009 2 cannot be compounded or quashed on the basis of a private compromise. The present petition, therefore, cannot succeed and is accordingly dismissed. 2nd November, 2011 (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 'sp' JUDGE