CRM-M- No.13546 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M- No.13546 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 18.10.2011 Gurpreet Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another …Respondents ………. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. S.S. Rangi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, D.A.G., Punjab. *** Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Gurpreet Singh-petitioner herein has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.8 dated 26.1.2011, under Section 420 IPC, Police Station Noorpur Bedi, District Roop Nagar, on the basis of compromise. Admittedly, a dispute arose between the petitioner and respondent No.2 on account of money transaction and ultimately a case was got registered against the petitioner on the statement/complaint of respondent No.2 on the allegations that the petitioner has duped him of ` 2 lac on account of sending him to abroad on the post of Driver, but later on neither he had sent him abroad nor returned the money. On the basis of this complaint, a case was registered against the petitioner under CRM-M- No.13546 of 2011 (O&M) -2- Section 420 IPC. Later on the parties compromised the matter and a compromise deed was reduced into writing (Annexure P-2). Vide order dated 04.05.2011 this Court has directed to Illaqa Magistrate to send the report regarding the validity and genuineness of the compromise after recording the statements of the parties. Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Anandpur Sahib vide letter dated 03.08.2011 has informed that he has recorded the statements of the parties and Suman Kumar-complainant has suffered statement that he has arrived at a compromise with Gurpreet Singh-petitioner with the intervention of respectables of the area and he has compromised the matter with the petitioner voluntarily and without any pressure. The learned Magistrate has informed this Court that the said compromise has been arrived at between the parties voluntarily and without any pressure. In the light of the compromise, it is unlikely that the prosecution will succeed in the matter. Dispute between the parties on the basis of which the present FIR under Section 420 IPC has been lodged, is purely of personal nature and no public policy is involved in the transaction. To continue with the proceedings, therefore, would be a futile exercise. Since the matter has been settled between the parties and as the offence under Section 420 IPC is compoundable with the permission of the Court as envisaged under Section 320 Cr.P.C., therefore, I allow this petition and quash the FIR No.8 dated 26.01.2011, under Section 420 IPC, Police Station Noorpur Bedi, District Roop Nagar (Annexure P-1) and all other consequent proceedings arising therefrom. ( Alok Singh ) October 18, 2011 Judge Anand