IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-18113 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 28.07.2011 Raghbir Singh & others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. J.S.Thind, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. J.S.Bhullar, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr. Vishal Handa, Advocate, for respondent no.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No. 168 dated November 4th, 2005, under Sections 323 and 325, read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station C. Division, Amritsar. 2. Grounds pleaded are that with the intervention of respectables, the parties have compromised the matter. They have tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-2) and added that there is no ill-will left and they want to live in peace and harmony in future. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judges Bench decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Therefore, no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. Criminal Misc. No. M-18113 of 2011 -2- .. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No. 168 dated November 4th, 2005, under Sections 323 and 325, read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station C. Division, Amritsar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 28.07.2011 som