IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 2140 of 2011 Date of Decision: 14.7.2011. Manpreet Singh ....Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab & another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Yatharth Hans, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. NAWAB SINGH.J (ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.158 dated May 1st, 2008 registered under Sections 279, 338 and 427 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Phase-I, District Mohali. 2. By order dated January 24th, 2011, Daya Chaudhary. J. directed the parties to appear the trial Court on February 7th, 2011 and the trial Court was directed to record their statements. 3. In compliance with the aforesaid order, Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Mohali recorded the statements of the parties wherein they stated that they have compromised the matter vide compromise-deed (Annexure P-2). Indeed, the offence under Section 279 IPC is non-compoundable. Notwithstanding that, there can not be any embargo in allowing the parties to compromise the matter in view of the law laid down by the Five Judge Bench's decision of this Court rendered in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab and another, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. . Criminal Misc. No. 2140 of 2011 (2) 4. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.158 dated May 1st, 2008 registered under Sections 279, 338 and 427 IPC in Police Station Phase-I, District Mohali and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 14.7.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE