IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-11070 of 2011 Date of Decision: July 05, 2011 Rajesh Kumar & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Advocate, for Mr. J.S. Dadwal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. None for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.115 dated 12.7.2009 under Sections 326, 324, 148, 149 IPC registered with Police Station, Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur and subsequent proceedings, on the basis of compromise. Crl. Misc. No. M-11070 of 2011 [2] 2. Vide order dated 18.4.2011, the Trial Court was asked to verify the veracity of compromise and submit a report. 3. Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Garhshankar, has submitted a report indicating therein that accused in the case are involved in multiple criminal cases in the area of Garhshankar. They are also facing trial in case FIR No.80 dated 17.5.2008 under Section 160 IPC. Ranjit Singh and Dinesh Kumar are also accused in FIR No.52 dated 23.4.2001 under Sections 452, 324, 323, 148, 149 IPC, Police Station Garhshankar; and FIR No.12 dated 1.12.2001 under Sections 326, 324, 323, 148, 149 IPC, Police Station, Garhshankar. The accused are said to be desperate, have no regard for law, and have been indulging in violent activities in the area of Garhshankar. In such circumstances, compromise at the final stage of trial cannot be said to be without suspicion. 4. Considering the antecedents of the accused and the report furnished by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, no ground for quashing FIR on the basis of compromise is made out. 5. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) July 05, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?