Crl. Misc. No. M-11036 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-11036 of 2009 Date of decision: July 14, 2009 Gurmit Singh & another --- Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ---- Respondents Before: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. AS Kalra, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Simsi Dhir Malhotra, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Vikas Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rajan Gupta, J (Oral). The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 20 dated 10-3-2009 under Sections 420/120-B IPC, registered at police station Fazilka, District Ferozepur, (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. Complainant is present in Court. He is duly identified by his counsel. He has filed an affidavit in Court today ( taken on record as Mark 'A') admitting therein the factum of compromise arrived at between the parties. He states that he has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. Learned State counsel submits that since the parties have arrived at an amicable settlement, the State would not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR on the basis of compromise. Crl. Misc. No. M-11036 of 2009 2 The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings, which would be a futile exercise. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of a Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR ( Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. [Rajan Gupta] Judge July 14, 2009. `ask'