IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM-M-31957 2011 Decided on 25.11.2011 Amandeep Goyal and others --Petitioners vs. State of Punjab and another --Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.Manish Bansal,Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. K.D.Sachdeva, Addl.A.G.Punjab Mr. Inderjit Sharma,Advocates, for the complainant RAKESH KUMAR JAIN,J: (ORAL) This is a peittion for quashing of FIR No.67 dated 15.5.2011, registered under Sections 498-A,307,34 of the IPC at Police Station South Moga, District Moga, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). Notice was issued. Pursuant to which respondents have put in appearance through their counsel Mr.Inderjit Sharma. Learned counsel for respondent No.2 has filed an affidavit of the complainant/respondent No.2 Manisha dated 25.11.2011 in which she owned the compromise dated 04.9.2011. She has stated that she is happily living with the petitioner No.1 in her matrimonial home and does not want to pursue the present case. The complainant Manisha is identified by his counsel Mr. Inderjit Sharma. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that although the offences committed under Section 498-A and 307 of the IPC are not compoundable in terms of Section 320 of Cr.P.C but in view of the Full Bench decision of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh and CRM-M-31957 2011 (O&M) -2- others Vs. State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) R.C.R. (Criminal ) 1052, in order to bring peace and harmony and also to avoid any future confrontation between the parties, such type of offences can be compounded and the FIR and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom can be quashed by exercising the inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. Learned counsel for the State could not cite any judgment to the contrary. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is allowed and the present FIR No.67 dated 15.5.2011, registered under Sections 498- A,307,34 of the IPC at Police Station South Moga, District Moga, and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). 25.11.2011 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge