IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-11912 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 11, 2008 Simranjit Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Mandeep Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Kamaldeep Singh Sidhu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Onkar Rai, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.111 dated 23.9.2004 lodged for commission of offence under Section(s) 406, 498-A IPC, Police Station, Division No.8, Ludhiana. The petition has been filed also for quashing complaint No.362 dated 6.10.2004 titled ‘Sukhwinder Kaur vs. Simranjit & Others’ and summoning Order dated 27.1.2005. The petition has been filed with the prayer that a compromise has been effected. Respondent No.2 having accepted Crl. Misc. No. M-11912 of 2008 [2] Rs.1,90,000/- is now resiling from the terms of compromise. Learned counsel for the respondent- complainant contends that it was under force and coercion of the police officials that documents were made to sign. Learned counsel for the respondent- State has informed the Court that the petitioner was declared proclaimed offender on 7.4.2006 and continues to be a proclaimed offender. Considering the fact that the petitioner is evading the process of law, he is not entitled to any relief under inherent powers of this Court. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) December 11, 2008 JUDGE avin