Crl. Misc. No. M-33957 of 2009 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-33957 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 12.1.2010 Sumit Thaper & Anr. ..........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ..........Respondents BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Bhavna Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Deepak Mehmi, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. The petitioners have filed the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 76 dated 19.4.2008 registered under Section 498-A IPC at Police Station Goraya, District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arisen out of the same, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-1). Both the parties are present in Court and have been identified by their respective counsel. Petitioner as well as respondent No.2 states that a compromise has been arrived at between them and the same is annexed as Annexure P-1 with the petition. In view of the statement made by the parties, no purpose will be served if the case is tried because as per the compromise respondent Crl. Misc. No. M-33957 of 2009 (2) No.2 will not support the case and it will be a wastage of precious time of this Court. It has been observed by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Mrs. Shakuntala Sawhney Vs. Mr. Kaushalya Sawhney and others 1980 (1) SCC 63 that “the finest Hour of Justice arrives propitiously when the parties, despite following apart bury the hatchet and weave a sense of fellowship of reunion.” Relying on the views adopted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Five Judges Bench of this Court also observed in Kulwinder Singh Versus State of Punjab, RCR 2007 (3) 1052 that compounding of offence which are not compoundable under Section 320(9) Cr.P.C. but parties entering into compromise, this Court has the power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to allowing compounding of non-compoundable offences and quash the prosecution where the Court felt that the same was required to prevent the abuse of any Court or to otherwise secure the ends of justice. The present one is a case covered by the views observed by Hon'ble the Supreme Court of India in the judgment mentioned above and, is therefore, a fit case to quash the FIR. In view of the above, FIR No. 76 dated 19.4.2008 registered under Section 498-A IPC at Police Station Goraya, District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arisen out of the same are quashed. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. January 12, 2010 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE Note:-Whether this case is to be referred to the Reporter .......Yes/No Crl. Misc. No. M-33957 of 2009 (3)