IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 20997 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : January 15, 2009 Amanpreet Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mrs. KK Kahlon, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Vishal Munjal, DAG Punjab Mr. Kuldeep Khandelwal, Advocate for respondent 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioner has brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 221 dated 17.7.2003 registered under Sections 452, 323, 324, 427, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Banga, District Nawanshahr and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Harbhajan Singh complainant who is present in the Court and identified by his counsel Sh. Kuldeep Khandelwal. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 14.11.2007 Annexure P/2 is also placed on the file. Criminal Misc. -M No. 20997 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. Moreover, it would also be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 221 dated 17.7.2003 registered under Sections 452, 323, 324, 427, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Banga, District Nawanshahr and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed, qua the petitioner. ( Pritam Pal ) January 15, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'