IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-23243 of 2008 Date of decision : 15.12.2008 Hardeep Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. D. ANAND Present: Mr. P.S.Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Manjari Nehru, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. S. D. ANAND, J. The parties to the impugned prosecution in FIR No. 388 dated 11.7.2008 under Sections 420, 120-B IPC, Police Station Sadar, Patiala have come to the terms. When the matter came up before a Coordinate Bench of this Court (K.C.Puri, J.), the following order was passed:- “Respondent no.2 has been served through his brother but none has appeared on his behalf. This is a petition for quashing of FIR on the basis of compromise. Quashing could only be possible on the basis of compromise if the respondent appears. So, in these circumstances, petitioner is directed to arrange the presence of respondent before the learned Trial Court on 20.11.2008. Learned Trial Court shall satisfy itself whether a valid and genuine compromise has been effected between the parties or not. Report of the learned Trial Court be called for 15.12.2008. In the meantime, reply be filed by the State.” In terms thereof, learned Trial Court has furnished a report to the effect that parties have indeed come to terms. In the light thereof, 388 dated 11.7.2008 under Sections 420, 120-B IPC, Police Station Sadar, Patiala shall stand quashed on account of compounding. Disposed of accordingly. December 15, 2008 (S.D. ANAND) Pka JUDGE