In the Punjab and Haryana High Court, at Chandigarh. CRM-M- 24356 of 2011 Decided on Sept 01,2011 Mukesh Singh --Petitioner vs. State of Punjab and another --Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present: Mr.B.S.Jaswal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.A.S.Rai, DAG,Punjab Rakesh Kumar Jain,J:(Oral) This is a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short,'Cr.P.C.') for quashing of the FIR No. 548 dated 08.12.2010, registered under Sections 420,465,467,468,471 IPC, at Police Station Kotwali Bathinda, District Bathinda on the basis of compromise dated 23.7.2011 (Annexure P2). Notice in this case was issued on 11.8.2011. Raj Kumar respondent No.2/complainant has put in appearance in person who has been identified in Court by ASI Darshan Singh (Investigating Officer of this case). The complainant/respondent No.2 submits that compromise (Annexure P-2) has been entered into by him out of free will because Mukesh Singh petitioner has already returned whole of the amount due towards him and nothing is due to be paid as outstanding. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the case of Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) R.C.R.(Criminal) 1052 (Full Bench), this Court had allowed compounding CRM-M-24356 of 2011 -2- of the offences which otherwise are not compoundable under Section 320 of Cr.P.C. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also the law laid down in the aforesaid case, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No. 548 dated 08.12.2010, registered under Sections 420,465,467,468,471 IPC, at Police Station Kotwali, Bathinda District Bathinda, and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are ordered to be quashed on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). Sept 01,2011 (Rakesh Kumar Jain) RR Judge