Criminal Misc. No. M-12785 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-12785 of 2011 Date of decision: 17.05.2011. Ranjit Singh and another ..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sudhir Nehra, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for respondent No.1 – State. Gurmukh Singh-complainant in person with Mr. V.K. Kaushal, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.0034 dated June 23rd, 2004 (Annexure P-1), registered under Sections 325 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') in Police Station Nurpur Bedi, District Ropar. Grounds pleaded are that the complainant and petitioner No.1, who are brothers, have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. They have tendered compromise- deed (Annexure P-2). Complainant-respondent No.2 has added that he has no objection if the aforesaid FIR and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 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 Misc. No. M-12785 of 2011 2 (Criminal) 1052. The law has to be administered according to the laws made by the Legislature. Where however, there is a scope, howsoever little it may be, to interfere to impart full justice, the legislative enactment should be liberally interpreted. Narrow construction leading to total injustice has to be avoided. When there is no semblance of success of the prosecution case, coupled with the object of providing peace and tranquility to the litigants, in the interest of justice and the like, this Court would certainly be justified in quashing the FIR in exercise of its powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C in the event of a compromise between the parties. The ends of justice are always higher than mere law. In upshot, for the reasons recorded supra, the petition is accepted, FIR No.0034 dated June 23rd, 2004 (Annexure P-1), registered under Sections 325 read with Section 34 of IPC in Police Station Nurpur Bedi, District Ropar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 17.05.2011 neetu