C482 No. 462 of 2010 Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Shri S.K.Shandilya , Advocate, present for the petitioner. Shri G.S.Sandhu, Government Advocate, present for the State. Shri Mohd. Azim, Advocate present for the respondent no.2/complainant. Heard. By means of this petition, moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, the petitioner has sought quashing of the criminal case no. 2980 of 2006 State vs. PremNath, relating to offences punishable under section 420, 406 I.P.C, Police Station Kotwali, Jwalapur, District Haridwar, pending in the court of Chief Judicial, Magistrate, Haridwar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the dispute between the parties is of civil nature. Learned counsel for the respondent complainant stated that now the parties have entered into compromise, and dispute has been amicably settled outside the court. A compounding application no. 513 of 2010 has been moved on behalf of the parties supported by the affidavits of the petitioner and that of respondent no.2. Respondent no.2 complainant Vikram Jeet Singh is present in person before this court and verified the factum of compromise. He stated that he does not want to prosecute the petitioner now. In view of the principle of law laid down in Nikhil Merchant vs. CBI (2008) 9 SCC page 677, in the above circumstances, the petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C deserves to be allowed. Accordingly, the petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C is allowed. The proceedings of criminal case no. 2980 of 2006 State vs. PremNath, relating to offences punishable under section 420, 406 I.P.C, Police Station Kotwali, Jwalapur, District Haridwar, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haridwar, are hereby quashed. (Compounding application no. 513 of 2010 stands disposed of). (P.C.P., J.) 21.05.2010 NP