Crl. Misc No. M-29103 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-29103 of 2009 Date of decision : 29.10.2009 Karam Singh @ Karam Chand and five others ....Petitioners V/s State of Haryana and two others ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, AAG Haryana. Mr. Johan Kumar, Advocate for respondents No. 2 & 3. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 187 dated 22.04.2001 registered under Sections 148, 149, 323 & 325 IPC at Police Station Assandh, District Karnal (Annexure P-1) and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 12.10.2009 (Annexure P-2). Counsel for the petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 & 3 have pointed out that both the parties are present in court today. Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that none of the petitioners is proclaimed offender. The parties have been duly identified by their respective counsel. An affidavit along with photocopy of Election Voter Card & Pan card of respondent No. 2 & 3 have been filed in court today and the same are taken on record as mark 'A', 'B' & 'C'. In the affidavit, respondent No. 2 & 3 have Crl. Misc No. M-29103 of 2009 2 admitted the factum of compromise arrived at between them and the petitioners and further stated that they have no objection if the FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom be quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in case there is compromise arrived at between the parties, the State will not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR in question. 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. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR(Crl.), 1052. However, in view of the fact that State has been put to some expenses after the investigative machinery was set into motion, cost of the proceedings need to be imposed in this case. Thus costs of Rs. 15,000/- are imposed to be shared equally by the petitioners and the respondent No. 2 & 3. The same be remitted to Haryana State Legal Services Authority within two months on receipt of certified copy of this order. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed. The FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising are quashed subject to deposit of costs as directed in the foregoing para. 29.10.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE