IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 10674 of 2011 Date of decision : 16.12.2011 Mukhtiar Ahmed @ Kaka and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mohd. Salim, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab for the State. RANJIT SINGH J. The petitioners pray for quashing of FIR No. 130 dated 03.12.2010 under Sections 341, 324, 323, 506, 148, 149 and 120-B IPC registered at Police Station Amargarh Malerkotla, District Sangrur on the basis of compromise. This FIR was lodged by respondent No. 2 in regard to dispute, which took place between neighbours who have adjoining houses. With the intervention of the elders and respectables, they have now amicably settled. A written compromise reached between them is appended with the petition as Annexure P-2. When this case came up for hearing before this Court on 07.04.2011, the parties were directed to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded. The trial Court was also directed to submit the report about the compromise. As per the report, the parties have validly entered into this compromise, which is genuine. Statements of the parties, which were recorded, are also annexed Crl. Misc. No. M- 10674 of 2011 -2- with the report. It is, thus, clear that the dispute between the parties has been settled. No useful purpose would be served in allowing this prosecution to continue, in view of the compromise. The witnesses are not likely to support the prosecution now. The trial would be a futility. In view of ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others 2007(3) RCR (Cri.) 1052, the prayer for quashing the FIR on the basis of compromise can always be allowed. The prayer made in the petition, thus, is allowed. FIR No. 130 dated 03.12.2010 under Sections 341, 324, 323, 506, 148, 149 and 120-B IPC registered at Police Station Amargarh Malerkotla, District Sangrur and all subsequent proceedings are hereby quashed. December 16, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE