IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-36278 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 28.07.2011 Ashok Kumar & others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Rajan Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. J.S.Bhullar, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr. Tribawan Singla, Advocate, for respondent no.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.127 dated July 23rd, 2010, under Sections 148, 323, 324, 325 and 326 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Guruharsahai, District Ferozepur. 2. By order dated February 24th, 2011, Daya Chaudhary, J. directed the parties to appear before the trial Court and trial Court was directed to record their statements. In compliance with the order of this Court, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jalalabad (West) recorded the statements of the parties whereby they have stated that they have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. They have tendered compromise-deed (Annexure P-3) and added that there is no ill-will left and they want to live in peace and harmony in future. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are 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 Judges Bench decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) Criminal Misc. No. M-36278 of 2010 -2- .. 1052. Therefore, no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioners. 3. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.127 dated July 23rd, 2010, under Sections 148, 323, 324, 325 and 326 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code, Police Station Guruharsahai, District Ferozepur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 28.07.2011 som