Crl. Misc. No. M-437 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-437 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: July 19, 2010 Manjit Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH Present: Mr. Pankaj Jain, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Raghbir Chaudhary, Sr. DAG, Punjab. GURDEV SINGH, J. Heard. Petitioners-Manjit Singh, Ranjit Singh, Ravinder Singh and Manpreet Singh @ Sonu, have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter referred to as 'the Code') for quashing of FIR No. 375 dated 2.11.2008 registered at Police Station City Kharar, District S.A.S. Nagar, under Sections 454 and 380 IPC, and the proceedings arising therefrom, on the ground that a compromise has already been entered into between them and respondent No.2, who got lodged the FIR. Respondent No.2 did not appear before this Court inspite of service of notice upon him. Respondent No.1 in the reply has opposed the prayer of the petitioners on the ground that the offences are not compoundable. Crl. Misc. No. M-437 of 2010 2 Report of the trial court was called, if the parties have voluntarily entered into such a compromise in respect of the occurrence mentioned in the FIR. The report was to be made after recording the statements of the parties. After doing the needful, the trial court has submitted its report. It has been reported that the parties have effected the compromise voluntarily in respect of the offences mentioned in the FIR. Though the offence under Section 454 IPC is not compoundable under Section 320 of the Code, yet the parties could have entered into a compromise in respect of that offence and the FIR can be quashed on the basis thereof, as was held by the Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Cr.) 1052. In view of the compromise, so entered into between the parties, this petition is accepted, the above referred FIR and the subsequent proceedings taken in pursuance thereof are ordered to be quashed. July 19, 2010 (GURDEV SINGH ) prem JUDGE