Crl. Misc. No. M-5432 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-5432 of 2011 (O&M) Decided on : 17-08-2011 Shamsher Singh and others ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. Vivek Salathia, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab Mr. Anand Sabherwal, Advocate for respondent-complainant MAHESH GROVER, J Reply on behalf of the respondent-State has been filed in the Court today and the same is taken on record. A copy thereof has been supplied to the counsel opposite. This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying for quashing of FIR no. 182 dated 14.7.2008 registered under Sections 323, 324, 341, 34, 506 IPC at Police Station Sadar, District Khanna and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that during the pendency of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR, the parties have resolved their differences amicably and in view of this, they do not wish to pursue with the litigation any further. On 21.2.2011, this Court directed the parties to appear before Crl. Misc. No. M-5432 of 2011 (O&M) 2 the Illaqa Magistrate and get their statements recorded in support of their claim that the matter has been compromised. The Illaqa Magistrate was also directed to send the report about the factum of compromise and also the fact that such statements were not result of any undue pressure or coercion. Report has since been received from the concerned Court and according to it, both the parties have appeared and got recorded their statements on their own free will in support of the compromise. In the reply filed by the State it has been submitted that a cancellation report has been prepared and has been approved by the competent authority. Be that as it may be, the fact remains that the parties have compromised the matter and keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh versus State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald 2225, the instant petition is allowed. Consequently, FIR no. 182 dated 14.7.2008 registered under Sections 323, 324, 341, 34, 506 IPC at Police Station Sadar, District Khanna and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. August 17, 2011 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge