IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 16193 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : November 12, 2008 Harcharan Singh and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. MS Mohali, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. Satnam Singh, Advocate, for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner Harcharan Singh and four others have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 70 dated 21.5.2006 under Sections 323, 324, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Kurali, District SAS Nagar Mohali and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. This case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Amarjit Singh complainant-injured who is present in the Court with Sh. Satnam Singh, Advocate. The case before the trial court is pending for recording the prosecution evidence, as stated by learned counsel for the parties. During the pendency of the case, parties, with the intervention of the respectables, have arrived at a compromise vide compromise deed dated 23.5.2008, Annexure P/2. The offences alleged to have been committed by the petitioners are of petty nature. Criminal Misc. -M No. 16193 of 2008 (O&M) -2- Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I feel that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. It would be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 70 dated 21.5.2006 under Sections 323, 324, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Kurali, District SAS Nagar Mohali and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) November 12, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'