Criminal Misc. No. M-7460 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-7460 of 2009 Date of Decision: 11.5.2009 Sandeep Singh and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. P.S. Mann, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Hardev Singh Sangha, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C has been preferred by the petitioners seeking quashing of case FIR No. 158 dated 15.11.2006 registered at Police Station Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur, under Sections 452, 323, 148 & 149 IPC. Mr.Mann and Mr. Sangha have stated at bar that trial has not concluded and the same is in progress. Quashing of FIR has been sought on basis of compromise. Compromise has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P2. Respondent No.2, complainant, had lodged the present FIR. It Criminal Misc. No. M-7460 of 2009 2 was stated therein that on 13.11.2006, he and his wife were present in their house when accused came to their house and caused injuries to complainant/respondent No.2 and his wife Daljit Kaur. Complainant Kuldip Singh is present in the Court. He has been identified by Mr. Hardev Singh Sangha, Advocate. Mr. Hardev Singh Sangha, Advocate, has stated that Daljit Kaur, injured, is not present in the Court being a woman, however, her husband Kuldip Singh, complainant/respondent No.2, is present in the Court and both husband & wife have agreed to quashing of FIR on basis of compromise. Mr. Sangha further states that he has been instructed by Daljit Kaur, injured, also to vouch safe the compromise. 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 parties, present petition is accepted and impugned FIR along with all consequential proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 11, 2009 “DK”