IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 7047 of 2011 Date of decision : 15.12.2011 Sohan Lal and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. M.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Addl.AG, Punjab for the State. ***** RANJIT SINGH J. Prayer is for quashing of FIR No. 158 dated 13.08.2006 registered under Sections 341, 323, 506, 148 and 149 IPC at police Station Salem Tabri, District Ludhiana on the basis of compromise. This FIR was registered by respondent No. 2 on the basis of allegation that the complainant was present in his house at 1.30 p.m. when his neighbourer, Sunil Kumar son of Sohan Lal, had given beating to his (complainant) dog, who died. Sunny armed with wooden log and his brothers Monu and Jaswinder Singh alongwith his family members started abusing in front of the door of the complainant in the street. Sohan allegedly raised lalkara and on this basis, this FIR was registered. This minor dispute led to registration of case and has now been compromised, on the intervention of the respectables. The parties have agreed not to take action against each other. Crl. Misc. No. M- 7047 of 2011 -2- In view of ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others 2007(3) RCR (Cri.) 1052, the prayer for quashing the FIR on the basis of compromise can always be allowed. The parties have appeared before the trial Court pursuant to the direction issued by this Court and have recorded their statements. The report has been forwarded by the trial Court saying that this compromise was voluntarily entered into between the parties and is free from any pressure and coercion. Copies of the statements have also been forwarded alongwith the report. No useful would be served in allowing this prosecution to continue. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. FIR No. 158 dated 13.08.2006 registered under Sections 341, 323, 506, 148 and 149 IPC at police Station Salem Tabri, District Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings against the petitioners are hereby quashed. December 15, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE