IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : December 01, 2008 1. Criminal Misc. -M No. 21016 of 2008 (O&M) Smt. Surinder Kaur versus State of Punjab and others 2. Criminal Misc. -M No. 22832 of 2008 (O&M) Mohinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present: Mr. Gurnam Singh, Advocate for petitioner in Crl. Misc. No. 21016-M of 2008 and respondent no. 3 in Crl. Misc. No. 22832-M of 2008 Mr. Maharaj Kumar, Advocate, for petitioners in Crl. Misc.No. 22832-M of 2008 and respondent nos. 3 to 8 in Crl. Misc. No. 21016-M of 2008 Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) These aforesaid two petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. arise out of one and the same FIR No. 93 dated 3.11.1997 under Sections 325, 323, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Lalru, District Patiala (Now Mohali), so they are being disposed of by this common order. Briefly stated the aforesaid case was first registered at the instance of Surinder Kaur petitioner in Criminal Misc.-M No. 21016 of 2008. During the investigation a cross case was also registered at the instance of Mam Raj respondent no. 4 in Criminal Misc.-M No. 21016 of 2008. Both the parties belong to one and the same village. Now they Criminal Misc. -M No. 21016 of 2008 (O&M) Criminal Misc. -M No. 22832 of 2008 (O&M) -2- have arrived at a compromise with the intervention of the respectables. In that behalf written compromise deed dated 9.7.2008, Annexure P/3 is also there on the file. Both the complainants are also present in Court along with their respective counsel. In both the cases, prosecution evidence is yet to be recorded. In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. Thus, it would be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, both the petitions succeed and consequently, FIR No. 93 dated 3.11.1997 under Sections 325, 323, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Lalru, District Patiala (Now Mohali) and cross case arising out of aforesaid FIR and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 01, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'