In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 32081of 2008 Date of Decision:29-01-2009 Jagsir Singh @ Sheera and another ---Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Mu8nish Bansal,Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab Mr.Amit Aggarwal, Advocate, for respondent No. 2 SABINA, J. Petitioners-Jagsir Singh @ Sherra and Malkit Singh @ Tidda have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as 'Cr.P.C.') for quashing of FIR No. 19 dated 20.2.2006 under Section 457,380 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Maur Mandi, District, Bathinda and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Anneuxre P-2). Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the parties have arrived at a compromise dated 15.11.2008 (Annexure P-2) with the intervention of the relatives and common friends. Parties have settled their dispute and the complainant did not want to proceed further Crl. Misc. No. M- 32081of 2008 -2- with the FIR, in question. Learned State counsel has filed reply by way of affidavit of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda. A perusal of the same reveals that the stolen articles were got recovered. Learned counsel for the complainant-respondent No. 2 has also placed on record an affidavit dated 29.1.2009 of the complainant wherein he has stated that he has no objection if the FIR, in question, be quashed as he has amicably settled the dispute with the petitioners and entered into a compromise on 15.11.2008 without any fraud, fear or coercion. As per the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, High Court has power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to allow the compounding of non-compoundable offence and quash the prosecution where the High Court felt that the same was required to prevent the abuse of the process of any Court or to otherwise secure the ends of justice. This power of quashing is not confined to matrimonial disputes alone. Since the parties have arrived at a compromise and have decided to live in peace it would be just and expedient to quash the FIR, in question. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. FIR No. 19 dated 20.2.2006 under Section 457,380 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Maur Mandi, District, Bathinda and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. (SABINA) JUDGE January 29, 2009 PARAMJIT