CRM-M 28000 of 2009 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M 28000 of 2009 Date of Decision: 20.11.2009 Narinder Singh and others ..Petitioners. Vs. State of Punjab and another ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Mr.S.S.Rangi, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Ranbir Singh Rawat, AAG Punjab for the respondent/State. Mr.D.D.Walia, Advocate for the complainant. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J. This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, `Cr.P.C.') for quashing of FIR No.63 dated 8.5.2000 registered under Sections 307/498-A/120-B IPC at Police Station Haibowal Kalan, District Ludhiana and all other subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of a compromise arrived at between the parties. It is alleged by learned counsel for the petitioners that marriage of petitioner No.4, who is lodged in Central Jail, Ludhiana with respondent No.2 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce passed by the Additional District Judge, Ludhiana on 6.8.2009. With the intervention of the elders and respectables, a compromise has been effected between the parties on 25.9.2009 which has been duly signed by respondent No.2 and all the three petitioners herein and has been witnessed by Rakesh Kumar Sharma and Balwinder Singh s/o Amrik Singh. Although there is no CRM-M 28000 of 2009 -2- compromise effected between petitioner No.4 and respondent No.2 but respondent No.2 who is present in Court and is identified by Sh.D.D.Walia, Advocate, states that she has no objection if the FIR against petitioner No.4 is also quashed. Respondent No.2 is accompanying her father Sardar Prakash Singh. He also states that they have no objection if the FIR which has been registered against all the four petitioners be quashed as the matter has been finally settled once for all. In this regard, learned counsel for the State has argued that offence under Sections 307/498-A and 120-B IPC is conspicuously absent in Section 320 Cr.P.C. and are non compoundable. However, he has submitted that in case of Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, Full Bench of this Court has held that even non compoundable offence can also be compounded. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case which relate to a family dispute where allegations made by respondent No.2 subjecting her to cruelty and torture by the petitioners, who has forgiven them by effecting compromise (Annexure P-3 and P-4), proceeding with this case would be an exercise in futility. Hence, the present petition is allowed and FIR No.63 dated 8.5.2000 registered under Sections 307/498-A/120-B IPC at Police Station Haibowal Kalan, District Ludhiana and all other subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. (Rakesh Kumar Jain) 20.11.2009 Judge Meenu