Criminal Misc. No. M-5689 of 2008 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** Criminal Misc. No. M-5689 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.03.2008 Dogar Singh and others .....Petitioners Vs. The State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Ms. Malkeet Mann, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab for respondent No.1. Mr. S.K.Rana, Advocate for respondent No.2. ***** RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer made in the present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, `the Code') is for quashing of FIR No.103 dated 17.12.2007 registered at Police Station Sehna, District Barnala under Sections 341, 323, 148, 149 IPC and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. The prayer made is on the ground that the matter between the parties has been compromised. Compromise deed is appended as Annexure P-2 in which it is stated that respondent No.2- complainant did not want to take any legal action against the petitioners. Reliance has been placed upon a Five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The factum of the matter having been compromised between the parties is not disputed by counsel appearing for respondent No.2- complainant. In addition, an affidavit of the complainant has also been placed on record today in which he has stated that all the grievances have been settled out and he does not want to proceed with the case. On instructions from ASI Ram Singh, the Investigating Officer, learned counsel for the State submits that compromise Annexure P-2 is signed by the complainant. Criminal Misc. No. M-5689 of 2008 (O&M) -2- Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No.103 dated 17.12.2007 registered at Police Station Sehna, District Barnala under Sections 341, 323, 148, 149 IPC and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. March 26, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE