IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.No.41737-M of 2007(O&M) Date of Decision: 16.01.2008 Dheeraj Kumar .......Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL. Present: Mr.Sandeep Jasuja, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr.Sumeet Malhotra, Advocate, for respondent No.4. *** RAJESH BINDAL, J.(Oral) Criminal Misc. No.1665 of 2008 Allowed. Reply filed on behalf of respondent No.4 is taken on record. Criminal Misc.No.41737-M of 2007 The prayer made in the present petition is for quashing of FIR No.92 dated 06.04.2006 registered at Police Station City, Abohar under Sections 420 and 406 IPC and consequent proceedings thereto. The prayer is made on the basis of the fact that the dispute between the parties has already been settled by way of an Arbitration award and the petitioner has already been paid the amount due to the complainant in terms of the award. Reliance has been placed upon a Five Criminal Misc.No.41737-M of 2007(O&M) --2-- Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh versus State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioner are not disputed by counsel for respondent No.4 in affidavit filed before this Court. The factum of the matter having been compromised between the parties and receipt of money is also not disputed Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No.92 dated 06.04.2006 registered at Police Station City, Abohar under Sections 420 and 406 IPC and all proceedings consequent thereto are quashed. The petition is disposed of. January 16, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL) seema JUDGE