IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No.2833 -M of 2011 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 11, 2011 RANDEEP SINGH & ORS. ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Brijender Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. SS Nara, Sr. DAG, Haryana. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) 1 This petition has been filed under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, praying for quashing of FIR No.297 dated 17.6.2010 under Sections 365, 34, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Ambala Cantt., District Ambala (Annexure P-1), on the basis of compromise dated 9.12.2010 (Annexure P-2). 2 Learned counsel for the respondent-State has pointed out that petitioner No.1 has to his discredit 15 cases of criminal nature. 3 Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that petitioner No.1 has been acquitted in 14 cases. 4 I have considered the facts and circumstances of the case. 5 I am of the considered opinion that discretion cannot Criminal Misc. No.2833 -M of 2011 (O&M) 2 be exercised in favour of a person, such as petitioner No.1, when it has been shown that he has been repeatedly indulging in activities of criminal nature. 6 No ground for quashing of the FIR is made out. 7 The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. August 11, 2011 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?