C-482 No. 463 of 2010 With Compounding App. 512 / 10 Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. B.D. Pande, Advocate present for the petitioner. Mr. H.C. Pathak, Advocate present for respondent. Mr. Kunal Sagar Madan, complainant / respondent, is present in person before this Court. Heard. By means of this petition, moved under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Complaint Case No. 2566 of 2008; Kunal Sagar Madan Vs. Amarjeet Singh, relating to offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Learned counsel for the parties state that the parties to the criminal complaint case have entered into compromise. They further prayed that the proceedings initiated by the respondent be now quashed. A Compounding Application No. 512 of 2010 is filed with the petition supported by affidavit of Amarjeet Singh Ahuja (petitioner). Kunal Sagar Madan, complainant / respondent has also filed his affidavit corroborating the fact that the matter in dispute between the parties has already been amicably settled outside the court. Mr. Madan, identified by his counsel, who is present in person before this Court, verified the compromise. Therefore, the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is allowed. The proceedings of Criminal Complaint Case No. 2566 of 2008, Kunal Sagar Madan Vs. Amarjeet Singh, relating to offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nainital, are hereby quashed. (Application No. 512 of 2010 stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 21.05.2010 HN