IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-2340 of 2009 Date of decision : 15.07.2009 Kuldip Singh and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. K.S. Dhillon, Advocate for the petitioners. Mrs. Samsi Dhir Malhotra, AAG Punjab. Mr. Malkeet Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 190 dated 13.07.2008 registered under Sections 365/323 IPC at Police Station Maqsoodan, District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 02.02.2009. Counsel for the petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 have pointed out that both the parties are present in Court today. They have been duly identified by their respective counsel. An affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent No. 2 and the same is taken on record as Mark 'A'. In the affidavit it has been stated that petitioners and respondent No. 2 have compromised the matter. Respondent No. 2 has further stated that he has no objection if the FIR and all consequential proceedings be quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in case there is compromise arrived at between the parties, the State will not stand in the Crl. Misc No. M-2340 of 2009 -2- way of quashing of the FIR in question. 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 arising therefrom 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 in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 15.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE