Criminal Misc. No. M-28120 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-28120 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 31.10.2011. Sunny Bajwa @ Harmeet Singh ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Petitioner in person with Mr. A.S. Khinda, Advocate. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Sr. D.A.G. Punjab, for respondent No.1 – State. Respondent No.2 in person with Mr. D.S. Nigha, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) First Information Report (for short 'FIR') No.180 was registered under Sections 148, 323, 324, 427, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') against the petitioner on August 1st, 2011 in Police Station Division No.5, Jalandhar (Annexure P-1) and he has sought quashing thereof under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Quashing has been sought on the grounds that after registration of the case, parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of the respectables. Respondent No.2 has tendered his affidavit (Annexure R-1) in this regard and added that he has no objection if the aforesaid FIR and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioner is 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 Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. By quashing the FIR, the parties will be able to co- exist peacefully in future putting the end to the dispute for all times to Criminal Misc. No. M-28120 of 2011 (O&M) 2 come. In view of above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.180 dated August 1st, 2011, under Sections 148, 323, 324, 427, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC, Police Station Division No.5, Jalandhar (Annexure P-1) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 31.10.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE