IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-3239 of 2011. Date of Decision : 12.8.2011. Inderjit Singh & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. S.K. Arora,, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This petition has been filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.20 dated February 3rd, 2006 under Sections 420/120-B of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), registered in Police Station Zira, District Ferozepur. By order dated February 2nd, 2011 passed by Daya Chaudhary. J. the parties were directed to appear before the trial Court and the trial Court was directed to record their statements. In compliance with the same, Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Zira recorded the statements of the parties wherein they stated that they have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. Indeed, the dispute between the parties was of personal nature. In view of this, there should not be any impediment in allowing the parties to compromise the matter. Support to this view can be had from the authority 'Madan Mohan Abbot Vs. State of Punjab' 2008 (2) RCR (Criminal) 429, wherein, Hon'ble Supreme Court has ruled that in such type of cases, where the dispute is of personal nature, Court should ordinarily accept the compromise. In view of above, petition is accepted. Consequently, FIR No.20 dated February 3rd, 2006 under Sections 420/120-B IPC, registered in Police Station Zira, District Ferozepur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 12.8.2011. (NAWAB SINGH) SN JUDGE