Criminal Misc. No. M-2108 of 2008 (O&M) -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-2108 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : March 11, 2008 Renu Bala and another .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Vikram Tandon, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No. 1 Mr. Vikas Bahl, Advocate for respondent no. 2/complainant. 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 of cross version of FIR No. 124 dated July 19, 2007 registered under Sections 323, 341, 427 and 34 IPC at Police Station, Balachaur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably by way of compromise which has been reduced in writing. Copy thereof is placed on record as Annexure P-3. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner no. 1 had got registered FIR against and respondent no. 2/complainant and her family members whereas respondent no.2/complainant had got registered cross case against petitioner No.1 and her husband. However, now both the parties have settled their dispute amicably and will remain bound by the terms of compromise and do not want to proceed against each other. 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. Criminal Misc. No. M-2108 of 2008 (O&M) -2- *** The facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by learned counsel for respondent no. 2/complainant. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no 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), cross version of FIR No. 124 dated July 19, 2007 registered under Sections 323, 341, 427 and 34 IPC at Police Station, Balachaur and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. March 11, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge