CRM No. M-22648 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-22648 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.9.2009 Sudhir Bhalla ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. R.S. Randhawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG, Punjab. Mr. C.K. Singla, Advocate, for respondents No.2 & 3. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.46 dated 3.3.2001, under Sections 279, 338, 337, 427 IPC, registered at Police Station Haibowal, District Ludhiana and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise/affidavits (Annexures P-1 & P-2) arrived at between the parties. Complainant/respondent No.2 and Charanjit Lal respondent No.2 are present in Court. They are duly identified by their counsel. They have filed their separate affidavits, which are taken on record as Mark 'A' and Mark 'B' respectively admitting therein the factum of compromise arrived at between the parties. They state that they have no objection if the present FIR is quashed. CRM No. M-22648 of 2009 2 Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a compromise, the State would not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 22, 2009 'rajpal'