IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-11540 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 02.11.2011. Amarjit Singh and others ..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Palvinder Singh, Sr. D.A.G., Punjab, for respondent No.1 – State. None for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.255 dated December 28th, 2007, under Sections 148, 336, 427 and 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), registered in Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur. By order dated April 20th, 2011, Ritu Bahri, J. directed the trial Court to record the statements of the parties. In compliance with the same, Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Garhshankar recorded the statements of the parties, whereby, they stated that they have compromised the matter. Compromise-deed/Affidavit (Annexure P-1) has also been placed on record. Indeed, the offences, for which the petitioners are facing trial, are 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. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No. No.255 dated December 28th, 2007, under Sections 148, 336, 427 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC, Police Station Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur. and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. 02.11.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE