CRM No.M-37678 of 2010 (O & M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM No.M-37678 of 2010 (O & M) Date of decision: 18.07.2011 Balwant Singh and others .. Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER a). Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? b). To be referred to the Reporters or not ? c). Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present:- Mr.Arun Takhi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Ms.Deepika Verma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. **** MAHESH GROVER J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying for quashing of FIR No.213 dated 09.11.2009 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 324, 452 and 34 IPC at Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that during the pendency of the proceedings pursuant to the FIR, the parties have resolved their differences amicably and in view of this, they do not wish to pursue with the litigation any further. On 04.03.2011, this Court directed the parties to CRM No.M-37678 of 2010 (O & M) ::2:: appear before the Trial Court and get their statements recorded in support of their claim that the matter has been compromised. Trial Court was also directed to send the report about the factum of compromise and also the fact that such statements were not a result of any undue pressure or coercion. Report has since been received from the concerned Court and according to it, petitioners as well as respondent No.2 have appeared and got recorded their statements on their own free will in support of their compromise. Learned State counsel on instructions from H.C. Balwinder Singh states that there is no other case pending against the parties. In view of the above fact and also keeping in view the observations of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh versus State of Punjab 2007(3) Law Herald 2225, the instant petition is allowed. Consequently, FIR No.213 dated 09.11.2009 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 324, 452 and 34 IPC at Police Station Tanda, District Hoshiarpur and all consequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed qua the petitioners. (MAHESH GROVER) July 18, 2011 JUDGE Sukhpreet