IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-35966 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: December 19, 2011 Lakhwinder Singh & others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. PS Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab, for the State. Mr. IPS Kohli, Advocate, for respondent No.2. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. Prayer is for quashing of FIR No.159, dated 16.10.2010, registered under Sections 323/326/452/148/149/506 IPC at Police Station Dakha, District Ludhiana(Rural) and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise. This FIR was registered on complaint made by respondent No.2, who received injuries in the alleged occurrence. It is alleged that it was a minor dispute, which has resulted in an altercation between the parties and finally leading to registration of the FIR. Now with the intervention of the Panchayats and respectables of the village, the matter has been amicably resolved between the parties. They have entered into a compromise, copy of which is annexed with the petition as Annexure P-3. Respondent Crl. Misc. No. M-35966 of 2010 -2- No.2 has also filed an affidavit admitting the factum of compromise. He has also deposed that he does not wish to pursue the matter any further. When the case came up for hearing on 19.8.2011, the parties were directed to appear before the trial Court to get their statements recorded in regard to this compromise. The trial Court was also directed to forward the report after recording the statements. Report has now been received from the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ludhiana, who has opined that the compromise effected between the parties is genuine one and there is no litigation pending between them. Along with the report, he has also forwarded the statements of the parties recorded before him. It, thus, can be assumed that the parties have genuinely entered into this compromise. Since the parties have decided to forget the past and want to live in peace in future, they should be encouraged. This Court has ample power in view of law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, to quash such criminal proceedings on the basis of compromise. The present petition is, accordingly, allowed. FIR No.159, dated 16.10.2010, registered under Sections 323/ 326/ 452/ 148/ 149/506 IPC and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. December 19, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE