IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-8142 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 03, 2011 Balwinder Singh alias Bawa ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Jagat Pal Singh, Advocate for Mr.Sarju Puri, Advocate,for the petitioner. Mr.J.S.Bhullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent – State. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner seeks quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.51 dated May 20 th, 2010 (Annexure P1), registered under Sections 279, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') at Police Station Rahon, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, on the basis of compromise. By order dated April 16 th, 2011, Daya Chaudhary, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to record the statements of the parties. In compliance with the same, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, SBS Nagar recorded the statements of the parties, whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter. The compromise-deed (Annexure P2) has also been placed on record. Indeed, the offence, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non- compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there cannot be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. In view of above, petition is accepted. Consequently, FIR No.51 dated May 20 th, 2010 (Annexure P1), registered under Sections 279, 337 and 338 IPC at Police Station Rahon, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. August 03, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) gian JUDGE