Criminal Misc. No. M-11659 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-11659 of 2009 Date of Decision: 11.5.2009 Murli alias Inderjit Singh and Another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. L.M. Gulait, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Sakun Chaudhary, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of case FIR No. 297 dated 12.12.2008 registered at Police Station Islamabad, District Amritsar, under Section 307 IPC. Quashing has been sought on basis of compromise. Compromise has been annexed with the present petition as Annexure P2. Mr. Sakun Chaudhary, Advocate, has placed on record power of attorney on behalf of respondents No.2 and 3. He has also placed on Criminal Misc. No. M-11659 of 2009 2 record affidavit of Kulwant Singh in support of compromise. Affidavit is taken on record. The impugned FIR was lodged by Surinder Kaur, respondent No.2. She stated in the FIR that on 28.10.2008 at about 9.00 P.M. on Diwali,her younger son was bursting crackers. Meantime, petitioners No.1 and 2 were passing through the street. At that time, shoulder of Kulwant Singh struck the shoulder of Murli. At that time, they both started abusing son of the complainant. Raju took out kirpan from his gatra and handed over to his son Murli. Murli had caused injuries to Kulwant Singh. Surinder Kaur and Kulwant Singh are present in the Court. They have been identified by their counsel Mr. Sakun Chaudhary, Advocate. Vijay Kumar, Head Constable, who is present in the Court, to assist counsel for the State, has also identified them. Mr. Sakun Chaudhary, Advocate, on instructions from respondents No.2 and 3, has stated that a compromise has been effected between the accused/petitioners and complainant/injured. Both the counsel have submitted that in order to promote everlasting peace, amity and harmony, parties have arrived at compromise. They pray that present FIR be quashed. It has been held by Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052 that compromise not only promotes peace in the society but also saves parties from litigation. In view of the law laid down in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra) and keeping in view the compromise arrived at between the Criminal Misc. No. M-11659 of 2009 3 parties, present petition is accepted and impugned FIR along with all consequential proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 11, 2009 “DK”