IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-15225 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: September 15, 2011 Charanjit Singh …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Ms.Deepika, Advocate for Mr.Arun Takhi, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Rajesh Bhardwaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: (Oral) The petitioner has filed this petition under section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.47 dated 3.8.2010 (Annexure P-1) registered under sections 406,420 IPC at police station Mantiana, District Hoshiarpur and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of this petition, a compromise was effected between the petitioner and respondent No.2- complainant. Relying upon the judgment reported as Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.) 1052, learned counsel submit that in view of compromise, the FIR in question deserves to be quashed. Learned State counsel does not dispute the ratio of judgment in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra) and submits that in case a compromise is arrived at between the parties, the State shall not stand in the way of quashing of FIR. Crl.Misc.No.M-15225 of 2011 - 2 - Heard. It appears that while issuing notice of motion a direction was issued by this court to record the statements of the parties with regard to validity or otherwise of the compromise. A report has been received from the trial court. Operative part thereof reads thus: “4. ……it is submitted that on today i.e. 27.8.11, complainant Balbir Kaur appeared in the court and got recorded her statement to the effect that she had got registered the present FIR against accused Charanjit Singh. Now, the matter in dispute has been compromised vide compromise dated 31.3.11, copy of which is Ex.CX. Now she does not want to pursue the present complaint. The said statement of complainant was also signed by her counsel Sh. B.R. Dadra, Advocate. Accused Charanjit Singh also appeared in the court and got recorded his statement to the effect that he has heard the statement of complainant Balbir Kaur. It is correct that matter in dispute has been compromised vide compromise dated 31.3.11, copy of which is Ex.CX. The said statement of accused was also signed by his counsel Sh.Baljinder Singh, Advocate. Keeping in view the statements of complainant Balbir Kaur and accused Charanjit Singh, this court is of the considered view that compromise has been effected between the parties, which is genuine.” The compromise is in the interest of parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served by continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising 2 Crl.Misc.No.M-15225 of 2011 - 3 - therefrom deserve to be quashed in light of Full Bench judgment of this court in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra). Resultantly, the petition is allowed. The FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. September 15, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE 3