IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-24952 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 28.9.2011 Sarvjinder Singh and others ….Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Ritesh Pandey, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Davinder Singh-complainant in person with his counsel Mr. R.K. Kapila, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) By filing this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short `FIR’) No.61 dated May 20th, 2007 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 465,468 and 471/120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short `IPC’) in Police Station Kahanuwan, District Gurdaspur. Grounds pleaded are that the parties have compromised the matter with the intervention of respectables. They have also placed on record compromise deed (Annexure P-2). Davinder Singh-complainant- respondent No.2 is present in person with his counsel. He has filed affidavit (Annexure P3) adding that he has no objection if the aforesaid FIR and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. Indeed, the dispute between the parties was of civil 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 civil nature, Court should ordinarily, accept the compromise. Criminal Misc. No. M-24952 of 2011 -2- In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.61 dated May 20th, 2007 (Annexure P1) registered under Sections 465,468 and 471/120-B of the IPC in Police Station Kahanuwan, District Gurdaspur and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 28.09.2011 Ishwar