Crl. Misc. No.M-2376 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-2376 of 2011 Date of Decision : 20.07.2011 Charanjiv Gupta @ Charanjit Gupta .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL. Present : Mr. M. K. Garg, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No.1. Mr. Manjit Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2. * * * * L.N.MITTAL, J. (ORAL) Charanjiv Gupta @ Charanjit Gupta has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (in short, Cr. P.C.), for quashing FIR No.442 dated 02.12.2010 (Annexure P-1) under Section 406/420 IPC of Police Station Kotwali Patiala, District Patiala, in view of compromise Annexure P-2 effected with complainant- respondent No.2. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case file. Pursuant to order of this Court, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patiala recorded statements of petitioner and respondent No.2. They have stated that they have effected compromise. Learned Magistrate has reported that the compromise is genuine. Petitioner and Crl. Misc. No.M-2376 of 2011 -2- respondent No.2 are also present in person. They state that they have effected compromise and FIR be, therefore, quashed. In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under Section 482 Cr. P. C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab 2007(2) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, the petitioner and respondent No.2 are real brothers. They were running partnership firm. Dispute has been amicably settled by them. It is stated by the petitioner and respondent No.2 that Bank dues have also since been cleared by the petitioner pursuant to compromise. It is, therefore, a fit case in which FIR should be quashed along with all consequential proceedings in view of compromise between the parties. As a necessary upshot, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR Annexure P-1 is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L. N. MITTAL) JUDGE 20th July, 2011 'raj'