CRIMINAL MISC. M NO.25877 OF 2008 :{ 1 }: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DATE OF DECISION: NOVEMBER 26, 2008 Amandeep Singh @ Happy Deora and others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? PRESENT: Mr. R. K. Girdhar, Advocate, for the petitioners. (In Crl. Misc. M Nos.25877 & 26334 of 2008). Mr. S. K. Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. (In Crl. Misc. M Nos.25413 & 26856 of 2008 and for respondent Nos.2 and 3 in Crl. Misc.M No. 25877 of 2008). Mr. A. S. Brar, DAG, Punjab, for the State. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. This order will dispose of four Crl. Misc. M Petition Nos.25877 of 2008 (Amandeep Singh @ Happy Deora and others Vs. State of Punjab and others), 25413 of 2008 (Gurkanwaljit Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another), 26856 of 2008 (Barjinder Singh @ Popal and others Vs. State of Punjab CRIMINAL MISC. M NO.25877 OF 2008 :{ 2 }: and others) and 26334 of 2008 (Ranpinderjit Singh @ Goldy and others Vs. State of Punjab and another). The impugned FIR No.364 dated 23.9.2007 (in Crl. Misc. M No.25877 of 2008) is registered at the instance of Sahib Singh, respondent No.3, who is brother of Gurkanwaljit Singh. Said Gurkanwaljit Singh is a student of B.A. Part I at Government Brijindra College, Faridkot and is a wrestler. He alongwith the complainant and his friend Harpreet Singh was watching wrestling in Guru Nanak Park at Brijindera College, Faridkot, during Mela of Baba Farid Ji. Harpreet @ Happy took the brother of complainant Gurkanwaljit Singh along him and asked Charanjit Singh @ Rocky and Goldy to catch hold of his arms, which they did. Harpreet then allegedly took out pistol and pointed towards his brother. Raman Kakkar @ Sonu then gave a kirch blow on the left side of the chest of brother of the complainant. He raised alarm and fell down unconscious. One Dharambir Singh then gave kicks and raised lalkara. The complainant then came forward to save his brother, when the assailants ran away with their weapons. Harinder Singh is the complainant in FIR No.172 dated 15.5.2008 (in Crl. Misc. M No.25413 of 2008). It is alleged that Gurkanwaljit Singh, Gurkirat Singh @ Kirat, Jatinder Singh @ Doda and Harpreet Singh Gondara @ Happy caused injuries to complainant Harinder Singh and in this regard FIR under various Sections is lodged at his instance. Gurlal Singh lodged an FIR No.245 dated 31.8.2006 (in Crl. Misc. M No.26334 of 2008) against Ranpinderjit Singh @ Goldy, CRIMINAL MISC. M NO.25877 OF 2008 :{ 3 }: Harpreet Singh @ Happy, Gurpreet Singh @ Gopi and Surinder Singh. It is alleged that the said persons had caused injuries to the complainant near the main gate of Medical Hospital. The petitioners in Crl. Misc. M No.26856 of 2008 are accused in the cross case registered in FIR No.245, which is under challenge in Crl. Misc. M No.26334 of 2008. This fight leading to registration of various FIRs is between students and apparently took place in the premises of the college. The respectables and friends have intervened and made them to compromise the matter. The dispute and differences between the parties have now been settled. An affidavit of Gurkanwaljit Singh is annexed as Annexure P-2 in Crl. Misc. M No.25877 of 2008 in support of this compromise. Similar affidavit is filed by Sahib Singh complainant in this case, which is at Annexure P-3. Similarly, affidavit of Harinder Singh in support of compromise in Crl. Misc. M No.25413 of 2008 is annexed as Annexure P-2. Affidavit of Gurlal Singh, complainant, supporting the compromise is filed with Crl. Misc. M No.26334 of 2008 and that of Rupinderjit Singh @ Goldy in Crl. Misc. M No.26856 of 2008. In addition, affidavit of Harpreet is also filed in support of this petition, revealing that the parties have reached a compromise in this case. Thus, all the disputes and differences leading to different FIRs/cross cases have been settled by way of compromise. Since the parties have compromised the dispute and resolved their differences, no fruitful purpose will be served in allowing the prosecution to continue. In fact, it will only lead to CRIMINAL MISC. M NO.25877 OF 2008 :{ 4 }: wastage of time of the Court. As per Full Bench decision of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and others, reported as 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) (FB) 2225, the Court has held that there are no fetters in the powers of the Court to quash any FIR containing offences of different nature. Accordingly, all the four petitions are allowed. FIR Nos.364 dated 23.9.2007, under Sections 307, 324, 506, 148, 149 IPC and 25/54/59 of Arms Act, 172 dated 15.5.2008 under Sections 324, 341, 323, 427, 148, 149 IPC, D.D.R No.12 dated 31.8.2006 in FIR No.245 of 31.8.2006 under Sections 307, 382, 325, 324, 323, 427, 148, 149 IPC and FIR No.245 dated 31.8.2006, under Sections 307, 382, 324, 323, 325, 427, 148, 149 IPC and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. November 26 ,2008 ( RANJIT SINGH ) khurmi JUDGE