Crl. Misc. No. M – 19680 of 2009(O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M – 19680 of 2009(O&M) Date of decision:- 31.3.2010 Hardeep Singh & Ors. ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & Anr. ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present:- Mr. Vikram Bali, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. N.S.Pawar, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. S.K.Singla, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Gurdev Singh, J (oral) Heard. The petitioners – Hardeep Singh, Ram Singh, Harnek Singh, Gurman Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Jagsir Singh, Balour Singh and Gurmeet Singh have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of the cross-version recorded, in FIR No. 31, dated 18.7.2006, registered under Sections 447, 427, 336, 324, 323, 511, 148 and 149 IPC, at Police Station Kot Fatta, District Bathinda, on the basis of the statement of Kulwant Singh S/o Hazara Singh and all the subsequent proceedings on the ground that they have entered into compromise with said Kulwant Singh. Report of the trial Court was called and it has reported that the compromise entered into between the parties is genuine and they have Crl. Misc. No. M – 19680 of 2009(O&M) -2- voluntarily entered into the same with their free will and without any pressure. It was held by Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh & Ors VS. State of Punjab, 2007(3)RCR (Crl) 1052 that the parties can enter into compromise even regarding the offences which are not compoundable. A cross – version was recorded under Sections 324, 148 and 149 IPC. Though these offences are compoundable under Section 320 Cr.P.C, yet there was a hurdle in the way of the petitioner to approach the trial Court under that Section, in view of the fact that the FIR itself is registered under Section 336 Cr.P.C, which is not compoundable. In view of the compromise, the cross-version registered under Sections 324/149 and 148 IPC on the statement of Kulwant Singh – respondent No.2 and all the subsequent proceedings are ordered to be quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. March 31, 2010 (Gurdev Singh) tripti Judge