Criminal Misc. No. M-3919 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-3919 of 2009 Date of Decision: 25.3.2009 Salema and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Rajesh Lamba, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Amit Khatkar, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Prashant Bhardwaj, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 9. None for respondents No.10 and 11. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing of FIR No. 290 dated 3.7.2003 registered at Police Station Hathin, under Sections 148, 149, 323, 324, 325, & 506 IPC. Petitioners have also sought quashing of challan (Annexure P2) dated 30.11.2003/21.3.2004 filed under Sections 148, 149, 323, 324, 325, 326, 307 & 506 IPC. On 3.3.2009, this Court had passed the following order:- “Ishab, Haroon, Saahabu, Guljari, Jumme Khan, Fazru, Jain Khan and Ataullah, husband of Criminal Misc. No. M-3919 of 2009 2 Smt. Bundo are present in the Court. It is stated that respondents No.2 to 5 and 7 to 9 were injured along with Smt. Bundo, respondent No.6. Counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon a Full Bench judgment of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052 to contend that a compromise arrived between the parties is good and valid consideration for quashing of FIR. Affidavits of the aforesaid respondents are also annexed. Since many persons have been injured, unnecessary time and energy of this Court will be lost in carrying out the identification and recording of the statement of the injured. Therefore, it will be fit to delegate this role to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridabad. It is directed that respondents shall appear before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridabad, on 10.3.2009 at 10.00 A.M. Factum of compromise shall be inquired into and statement of all the injured will be recorded and thereafter a report shall be submitted to this Court on or before 25.3.2009. Case to come up for further hearing on 25.3.2009. Criminal Misc. No. M-3919 of 2009 3 Copy of this order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. Copy of the petition along with this order be sent to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridabad”. In pursuance of the orders, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridabad, has submitted his report. The report read as under:- “In the above captioned Criminal Misc. vide order dated 3.3.2009 Hon'ble High Court has directed this Court to submit the report after inquiring from the respondent of the petition about the factum of compromise. The respondent of the petition have moved an application and have appeared before this Court and they have been inquired and their statements have been recorded about the factum of compromise and I am satisfied that they have compromised the matter with the opposite party. The application moved by respondent Ishab etc. and statement of the respondent in original are attached herewith for kind perusal of Hon'ble High Court. My report alongwith enclosure may be put up before Hon'ble High Court in Criminal Misc. No. 3919 of 2009”. Mr. Prashant Bhardwaj, Advocate, appearing for respondents No.2 to 9 has stated that the factum of compromise has been verified and he has no objection in case present FIR is quashed. Criminal Misc. No. M-3919 of 2009 4 Taking into consideration the ratio of law laid down in Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052 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 March 25, 2009 “DK”