Criminal Misc. No.M-7204 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No.M-7204 of 2008 Date of Decision:03.04.2008 Baljinder Singh and others ......Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. Balram Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.S.Bhullar, AAG, Punjab for respondent No.1. Mr. D.N.Ganeriwala, Advocate along with respondent No.2- complainant – Satnam Singh. **** RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer made in this present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short `the Code') is for quashing of FIR No.241 dated 02.11.2006 registered under Sections 323, 324, 326, 307, 427, 34 IPC at Police Station, Sadar, Phagwara, District Kapurthala and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably and compromise deed is appended as Annexure P.2. In short reply by way of affidavit filed on behalf of respondent No.2 - complainant in Court today, it is stated that the complainant has no objection if the FIR in question is quashed on the basis of compromise. 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. 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.241 dated 02.11.2006 registered under Sections 323, 324, 326, 307, 427, 34 IPC at Police Station, Sadar, Phagwara, District Kapurthala and all subsequent proceedings arising Criminal Misc. No.M-7204 of 2008 -2- therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. April 03, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE