Ajai Lamba, J. - (1.) THIS petition has been filed under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, praying for quashing of cross version under Sections 325, 324, 323, 34, Indian Penal Code, registered on the statement of respondent No. 2/Sukhdev Singh, in FIR No. 15 dated 13.2.2005 under Sections 326, 325, 452, 148, 149, 323, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga (Annexure P -1) and subsequent proceedings, on the basis of compromise dated 12.1.2011 (Annexure P -5).
(2.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner contends that an incident took place in which both the sides were injured. The FIR came to be lodged at the instance of petitioner/Paramjeet Singh alias Pamma, in which respondent No. 2 and others have been arrayed as accused. The cross version has been recorded at the instance of Sukhdev Singh (respondent No. 2) and petitioner/Paramjeet Singh alias Pamma is being prosecuted. Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent No. 2 contend that all the disputes between the parties have been settled by way of compromise (Annexure P -5). It has been pleaded that the parties are residents of the same village and, in the interest of peace and harmony, do not want to prosecute each other.
(3.) RESPONDENT No. 2/Sukhdev Singh, as identified by his counsel Shri Rajesh Bhatheja, Advocate, is present in court and states that he is not ready to prosecute the petitioner, in view of terms of compromise (Annexure P -5) and he would not be bringing any evidence to Court.;