Criminal Misc. No. 48849-M of 2007 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 48849-M of 2007 Dated of decision : January 10, 2008 Jarnail Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. R.S.Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent no.1. Mr. Shiv Kumar, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJESH BINDAL, J. The prayer made in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) is for quashing FIR No. 133 dated December 12, 2006 registered under Sections 452, 324, 323, 506, 326, 325 read with section 34 IPC at Police Station, Lohian District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably by way of compromise which has been reduced in writing. Copy is placed on record as Annexure P-2. The affidavits of Ajit Singh, complainant and Jarnail Singh & Kulvir Singh on behalf of the accused have also been placed on record in support of the compromise. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by counsel for respondent no.2. The factum of the matter having been compromised between the parties is not disputed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no Criminal Misc. No. 48849-M of 2007 -2- *** useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No. 133 dated December 12, 2006 registered under Sections 452, 324, 323, 506, 326, 325 read with section 34 IPC at Police Station, Lohian District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. January 10, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge