Criminal Misc.No.M-2556 of 2010(O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-2556 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: September 15, 2011 Abhey Ram and another ... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr.Yash Pal Malik, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Satyavir Singh Yadav, Dy. Adv. General, Haryana for respondent – State. (assisted by ASI Jaivir Singh) NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) 1. By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners have sought quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.241 dated October 23rd, 2009, registered under Sections 406, 420 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC') at Police Station Uchana, District Jind. 2. Petitioners obtained loan of Rs.1,70,000/- on August 03rd, 2004 from Punjab National Bank, Chhatter, Tehsil Narwana, District Jind. Land measuring 117 Kanals 1 Marla was mortgaged with the Bank. Petitioners did not pay back the amount as agreed upon. Branch Manager of the Bank filed the complaint, on the basis of which, aforesaid FIR was registered, alleging that petitioners sold 70 Kanals of land out of mortgaged land measuring 117 Kanals 1 Marlas, without paying entire loan amount. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners has placed on record `No Dues Certificate' (Annexure P2) issued by the Bank that petitioners have paid the entire loan amount to the Bank and the Bank has no objection in redeeming the land mortgaged with it, a fact which is not refuted by the State Counsel. 4. Learned counsel for the State has stated that Branch Criminal Misc.No.M-2556 of 2010(O&M) [ 2 ] Manager of the Bank has also written a letter to the Police that entire loan amount along with interest has been paid by petitioners. 5. In view of above facts and circumstances, continuance of the proceedings against the petitioners is nothing, but an abuse of the process of law. 6. Resultantly, the petition is accepted, FIR No.241 dated October 23rd, 2009, registered under Sections 406, 420 read with Section 120-B IPC at Police Station Uchana, District Jind and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. September 15, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) `gian' JUDGE