Crl. Misc. No. M-25865 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-25865 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 15.07.2011 M/s Sethi Rice Mill Pehowa ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. Bedi Present: Mr. Kuldeep Tiwari, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Shalini Attri, DAG Haryana. Mr. Jitendra Sharma, Advocate for respondent No. 2. * * * M.M.S. Bedi, J (ORAL) The petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 208 dated 14.6.2005 under Sections 420, 120B, 409 IPC registered at Police Station Pehowa on the basis of compromise claiming that the FIR has been lodged on the ground that the petitioners had not deposited the amount on account of delivery of rice to the complainant-respondent No. 2 in time. Reference has been made to the order dated 24th March, 2006 passed by the High Court. It has been submitted that despite the entire amount of Rs.20 lacs having been paid to the complainant and as per their demand of additional sum of Rs.7,500/- and a letter (Annexure P4) written by Manager (S&T) for Managing Director to withdraw civil and criminal proceedings,the complainant has not withdrawn the civil and criminal proceedings. The counsel for the respondent No. 2 has stated that he has got no instructions that the matter has been compromised. Crl. Misc. No. M-25865 of 2010 (O&M) 2 In view of the said circumstances, in order to quash the FIR and criminal proceedings, it is ordered that the petitioners will be entitled to produce all the documents, relied upon before this Court as defence documents before the trial Court. The trial Court will consider all the said documents and would be entitled to grant any benefit to the petitioners including the benefit of doubt and acquittal, if deemed appropriate. It will be appreciated, in case, the case is finally decided within a period of three months after the receipt of this order. Petitioner shall move an application under Section 311 Cr.P.C before the trial Court to prove the documents relied upon before this Court and the said application will be allowed by the trial Court. Disposed of. 15.7.2011 (M.M.S. Bedi) savita Judge