IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-5785 of 2009 Date of decision : September 07, 2009 Kashmir Singh and others ....Petitioners versus Bawa Singh ....Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : None for the petitioners Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate, for the respondent L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Compromise was effected between the parties in Mega Lok Adalat (Samadhan-2008), on 20.12.2008. However, since the offences were not compoundable, the matter has been referred to this Court and has been treated as quashing petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of criminal complaint no. 55 dated 6.5.2002, under sections 323, 324, 326, 148 and 149 IPC, instituted by Bawa Singh against Kashmir Singh and others. Cross criminal complaint no. 59 dated 3.6.2002 involved in Criminal Misc. No. M-5783 of 2009 was referred to Lok Adalat of this Court wherein both the parties furnished affidavits (16 in number) regarding compromise and raising no objection to the quashing of both the complaints. Criminal Misc. No. M-5785 of 2009 -2- In appropriate cases, criminal prosecution can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, compromise was effected between the parties in Mega Lok Adalat (Samadhan-2008) and later on also in Lok Adalat of this Court. There are cross criminal complaints and both the complaints are to be quashed in view of compromise between the parties. It is, accordingly a fit case in which the impugned complaint should be quashed so that the parties may live in peace and harmony. In view of the aforesaid, the impugned criminal complaint no. 55 dated 6.5.2002, under sections 323, 324, 326, 148 and 149 IPC, instituted by Bawa Singh against Kashmir Singh and others pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Anandpur Sahib, is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) September 07, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'