IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 29282 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : February 24, 2009 Dashmesh Kumar and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. LM Gulati, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Vishal Munjal, DAG Punjab Mr. Shakun Chaudhary, Advocate for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 211 dated 16.9.2008 registered under Sections 452, 427, 379, 323, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Islamabad, District Amritsar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Gurcharan Singh complainant who is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Sh. Shakun Chaudhary. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 17.10.2008 Annexure P/2 is also placed on the file. It is also stated that a cross case was also registered against complainant-respondent no. 2 and the same has already been quashed on the Criminal Misc. -M No. 29282 of 2008 (O&M) -2- basis of compromise between the parties. The challan in this case is yet to be presented before the trial court. It is also brought to the notice of the Court that the parties are residing in the same locality. In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. Moreover, it would also be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 211 dated 16.9.2008 registered under Sections 452, 427, 379, 323, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Islamabad, District Amritsar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed, qua the petitioners. ( Pritam Pal ) February 24 2009 Judge 'dalbir'