Criminal Misc. No. 54431-M of 2007 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 54431-M of 2007 Date of decision : March 11, 2008 Naib Singh Gill and another .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Ranjan Lakhanpal, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No. 1 Complainant in person., RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer made in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ( for short “the Code”) is for quashing FIR No. 71 dated April 09, 2000 registered under Sections 420, 427, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC at Police Station City, Moga and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably. Learned counsel further submitted that police had investigated the matter and had found the allegations to be false and as such submitted cancellation report before the learned trial Court. Vide order dated April 1, 2005 passed by learned trial Court, case was sent back for further investigation. However, again cancellation report is being submitted to the trial Court. The affidavit of Satish Chander Sood has also been placed on record as Annexure P-3 in which complainant stated that he is not willing to pursue the case in question and further has no objection if the same is disposed of accordingly. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court Criminal Misc. No. 54431-M of 2007 -2- *** in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by the respondent no. 2/complainant. Complainant appeared in person and got his statement recorded in the Court to the effect that on his complaint FIR No. 71 dated April 09, 2000 was registered under Sections 420, 427, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC at Police Station City, Moga and now he has compromised the matter with the petitioners and does not want to pursue the complaint and he has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No. 71 dated April 09, 2000 registered under Sections 420, 427, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC at Police Station City, Moga and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. March 11, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge