Criminal Misc. No. 5943-M of 2007 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 5943-M of 2007 Dated of decision : February 4, 2008 Naginder Singh and others .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Lailt Pathak, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent no.1. Mr. Ramanjit Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 2. 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. 94 dated August 28, 2001 registered under Sections 420, 427, 467, 468, 471, 506, 120-B IPC at Police Station, Samrala District Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably by way of compromise which has been reduced in writing. Copy is placed on record as Annexure P-2. Respondent no.2-complainant has filed reply to the petition in which while admitting the factum of compromise, it is stated that he does not want to proceed with the criminal proceedings on the basis of FIR in question. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007 (3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no Criminal Misc. No. 5943-M of 2007 -2- *** 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. 94 dated August 28, 2001 registered under Sections 420, 427, 467, 468, 471, 506, 120-B IPC at Police Station, Samrala District Ludhiana and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. February 04, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge