Crl. Misc. No. M-30126 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-30126 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: November 14, 2011 Norata Singh & others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? PRESENT: Mr. Jainainder Saini, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab, for the State. Mr. Hardeep Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. This order will dispose of Crl. Misc. Nos.M-30126 and 30158 of 2011. Respondent No.2-Norata Singh has lodged FIR No.391, dated 26.8.2008 against the petitioners in Crl. Misc. No.M- 30158 of 2011 under Sections 341/323/506/148/149 IPC, at Police Station Sadar, District Patiala. DDR was lodged under Sections 325/323/506/201/148/149 IPC. Harpal Singh on the other hand has filed a complaint against 15 persons making an allegation of offences under Sections 307/326/325/452/34/148/149 IPC, for which 15 Crl. Misc. No. M-30126 of 2011 -2- petitioners in Crl. Misc. No.M-30126 of 2011 stand summoned. On statement made by Harpal Singh, DDR NO.17 was recorded against petitioners on 26.8.2008 i.e. against Norata Singh and others in FIR No.391, dated 26.8.2008 as a cross case registered under Sections 341/323/506/148/149 IPC. It is alleged that on the night intervening on 25/26.8.2008 at about 8 P.M, Norata Singh with other persons armed with weapons, gave injuries to respondent No.2-Harpal Singh, Satpal Singh and Harjit Singh. Harpal Singh lodged DDR as noted. Harpal Singh filed a complaint with a grievance that offence under Sections 307/306 IPC has not been added, which is on the basis of allegation as made. Norata Singh and 14 other persons stand summoned on the basis of this complaint. While these parallel cases were in progress, the respectables of the society and Panchayat have intervened. They have made the petitioners in both the cases to understand the futility of fighting this criminal cases. The petitioners and respondents in both the cases have entered into a compromise, which is stated to be out of their free will and consent without any undue influence. Copies of the compromises have been annexed as Annexures P-3 & P-4 with Crl. Misc. No.M-30158 of 2011. Now both the parties are left with no grievance. The dispute has been amicably settled and the petitioners as well as the respondents have decided to live in peace. All the petitioners and respondents, plenty in numbers, are present in the Court, and are identified by their respective counsel. I have spoken to the complainant in the complaint as well as in the FIR i.e. Harpal Singh and Norata Singh. They on behalf of their respective Crl. Misc. No. M-30126 of 2011 -3- parties have submitted that there is now no grievance left with each other and they have compromised the matter. The parties have decided to live in peace. Since the dispute between the parties has been amicably settled, no useful purpose would be served now to allow these criminal proceedings to continue. Otherwise also as per the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, such like criminal matters are best resolved by way of compromise rather than allowing them to continue, which may lead to more bitterness in the society. The present petition is, accordingly, allowed. FIR No.391, dated 26.8.2008, registered under Sections 341/323/506/148/149 IPC, D.D.R. and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. November 14, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE