IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M- 26451 of 2011 Date of decision: 16.12.2011 Pawan Kumar Minhas ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. Rahul Bhargava, Advocate for Mr. Sunil Chadha, Advocate for the petitioner. (in Crl. Misc. M- No. 26451 of 2011) Mr. Rahul Jaswal, Advocate for Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate for the petitioners (in Crl. Misc. M- Nos. 27062 & 27193 of 2011) Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, DAG, Punjab for the State. RANJIT SINGH J. This order shall dispose of Crl. Misc. M- Nos. 26451, 27062 and 27193 of 2011. The petitioner and the complainant have indulged in recording criminal cases against each other. The complainant/Kultar Singh has lodged an FIR against the petitioner under Sections 323, 342, 294, 506, 380, 148 and 149 IPC. They have now compromised and on the basis thereafter the petitioner-Pawan Kumar Minhas now seeks quashing of said FIR through Crl. Misc. M- No. 26451 of 2011. Pawan Kumar Minhas, on the other hand, has lodged FIR against Kultar Singh and others under Sections 406 and 506 IPC on 06.01.2011. In view of the compromise, Kultar Singh Bajwa have filed a separate petition for quashing of this FIR in Crl. Misc. M- No. 27062 Crl. Misc. No. M- 26451 of 2011 -2- of 2011. There is yet another FIR lodged by Pawan Kumar Minhas against Kultar Singh and others under Sections 447, 516, 506, 380 and 34 IPC, where the parties have now also compromised and, accordingly, Kultar Singh has filed Crl. Misc. M- No. 27193 of 2011 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of the said FIR. When these cases came up for hearing, this Court directed the parties to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate to record their respective statements. The parties, accordingly, have appeared before the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, who has also sent his respective reports in regard to compromise. A report has also been received from Sh. Vikrant Kumar, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana so far as FIR No. 4 dated 06.01.2011 under challenge in Crl. Misc. M- No. 27062 of 2011 is concerned. As per the report, the compromise has been voluntarily entered into by the parties and it is free from any pressure and coercion. Both the parties are represented before me. A separate report has also received from Ms. Preeti Sukhija, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, who has recorded the statements of the respective parties and have forwarded the same to this Court. Copy of the compromise is placed on record as Annexure P-2 in Crl. Misc. M- No. 26451 of 2011. The perusal thereof reveals that there is some business dispute between the parties. As per the compromise, Kultar Singh has to pay sum of ` 1,52,50,000/- only as full and final settlement of all the dues. The trade mark “oversharp” shall belong exclusively to Pawan Kumar Minhas, whereas “Rudhra” Crl. Misc. No. M- 26451 of 2011 -3- trademark shall belong exclusively to Kultar Singh. Kultar Singh has to keep the land redeemed at Gurdaspur from his own sources, which is belonging to Pawan Kumar Minhas from the Bank as well as from the LIC policies. Counsel for the petitioner confirms that this amount has been paid and other terms of the compromise have also been complied with. Since the parties fighting over business dispute have amicably resolved their disputes and differences, no useful purpose would be served in allowing this prosecution to continue. In view of ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others 2007(3) RCR (Cri.) 1052, the prayer for quashing the FIR on the basis of compromise can be allowed. The present petitions are, accordingly, allowed. FIR No. 146 dated 14.10.2010 registered under Sections 323, 342, 294, 506, 380, 148 and 149 IPC at Police Station Laddowal, Ludhiana City in Crl. Misc. M- No. 26451 of 2011, FIR No. 4 dated 06.01.2011 registered under Sections 406 and 506 IPC at Police Station Division No. 6, Industrial Area, Ludhiana City in Crl. Misc. M- No. 27062 of 2011 and FIR No. 157 dated 12.11.2010 registered under Sections 447, 516, 506, 380 and 34 IPC at Police Station Laddowal, Ludhiana city in Crl. Misc. M- No. 27193 of 2011 are hereby quashed. December 16, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE