IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-29301 of 2008 Date of decision: 12th January, 2009 Shamsher Singh and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Paramjit Singh Brar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General Punjab for the State. Mr. Iqbal Singh Mann, Advocate for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed on the basis of compromise arrived at between the accused petitioners and complainant respondent No.2. Mr. Iqbal Singh Mann has caused appearance on behalf of Jaswinder Singh complainant respondent No.2. The complainant is also present in Court. He has been identified by his counsel, Mr.Iqbal Singh Mann. Complainant has stated that due to the intervention of respectables, compromise has been arrived at and he does not wish to pursue the present FIR. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG Punjab, on instructions from Head Constable, Karamjit Singh of Police Station Sadar, Faridkot, has stated that taking into consideration the factum of compromise, Investigating Officer has recommended cancellation of the FIR. Criminal Misc. No. M-29301 of 2008 Counsel for the petitioner states that cancellation report is yet to be approved by the Senior Superintendent of Police and then the same is to be filed before the Court concerned. He has stated that in view of the compromise arrived, continuing with the proceedings will serve no useful purpose. Counsel has relied upon ‘Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another’, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, wherein, a Full Bench of this Court has held that where a compromise has been arrived at between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by pursuing the criminal litigation. Taking into consideration the statement made by the complainant, who is present in Court and the submissions made by the counsel for the complainant that amity, harmony and cordial relations ought to be maintained and that FIR should be quashed, I am of the view that judgment of Full Bench of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra) is in favour of the petitioners and therefore, present petition is accepted and FIR No.102 dated 05.06.2008 registered at Police Station Sadar Faridkot under Sections 307, 323 read with Section 34 IPC, along with all subsequent proceedings, is quashed. With these observations, present petition is allowed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 12, 2009 rps 2