IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No. M-32323 of 2009 Date of decision:- 11.3.2010 Ashwani Kumar Rana ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Petitioner in person with Mr. G.S. Sawhney, Advocate. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent No.1-State. Respondent No.2 in person with counsel. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.111 dated 29.07.2009, under Sections 380 and 453 IPC, registered at Police Station City, SBS Nagar (Annexure P-2) on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-3). I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that the dispute between the parties has been amicably settled vide compromise Annexure P-3. Respondent No.2 also appeared through counsel and filed his reply in the form of affidavit in this regard. The parties were also directed to appear before the learned Illaqa Magistrate for recording the finding whether any volunteer compromise has been arrived at between the parties. Report of the Illaqa Magistrate has been received, in which it has been mentioned that a valid Criminal Misc.No. M-32323 of 2009 -2- compromise has been effected between the complainant Ashwani Kumar Rana and Narender Thakur. Their statements were also recorded by learned trial Court. In appropriate cases FIR 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) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Hence, in view of the above facts, the present petition is accepted and FIR No.111 dated 29.07.2009, under Sections 380 and 453 IPC, registered at Police Station City, SBS Nagar alongwith all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, is quashed. The petition is disposed of. March 11, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE