JUDGEMENT
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(1.) Karan, Bhinda alias Bhupinder Singh and Akash alias Akshay,
the petitioners have brought this petition under the provisions of section
482 Cr. P. C. , for quashing of FIR No. 152 dated 7.12.2011, registered
at Police Station Bullowal, District Hoshiarpur (Annexure P1) for an
offence punishable under sections 148, 323, 325, 427, 506 read with
section 149 of Indian Penal Code along with all the subsequent
proceedings arising out of the same, on the basis of compromise
(Annexure P2) arrived at between the parties.
(2.) Vide orders dated 08.08.2012 passed by this court, the
parties were directed to appear before learned Illaqa Magistrate on
21.8.2012 in order to make statements there with regard to the
compromise arrived at between them. Learned Judicial Magistrate Ist
Class, Hoshiarpur recorded statements of the parties and submitted his
report vide letter dated 29.8.2012. According to him, the parties have
compromised the matter.
(3.) Compromise brings not only peace and harmony between the
parties to a dispute but also restores tranquility in the society. Taking
restoration of peace and harmonious relations between the parties and
order in the society as the prime concerns of law, it was held in
Dharambir Vs. State of Haryana, 2005 3 RCR(Cri) 426 by this
court that even if a matrimonial offence is non compoundable, a case
regarding the same could be quashed on the basis of compromise
between the parties to achieve the aforesaid object.;
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