IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-4369 of 2011. Date of Decision : 5.9.2011. Kehar Singh & others ...... Petitioners Versus Subhash ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Pankaj Maini, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Atul Kaushik, Advocate, for the complainant. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, petitioners seek quashing of the complaint titled Subhash vs. Birsa Singh & others under Sections 148, 323, 354, 452 and 506 read with Section 34 and 149 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise. By order dated February 14th, 2011 Ritu Bahri. J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to record their statements. In compliance with the same, Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar recorded the statements of parties whereby they stated that they have compromised the matter. Compromise-deed (Annexure P-6) has also been placed on record. It has been stated by the parties that there is no ill-will left and they want to live in peace and harmony in future. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not 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. Crl. Misc. No. M-4369 of 2011 (2) In view of above, petition is accepted. Consequently, complaint titled Subhash vs. Birsa Singh & others under Sections 148, 323, 354, 452 and 506 read with Section 34 and 149 IPC and Section 3 of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 5.9.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE