IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-11008 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 22, 2008 Balwinder Singh & Another .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Sanjiv Pandey, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. H.S. Mattewal, Advocate General, Punjab assisted by Mr. H.S. Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate, for respondent Nos.2 to 4. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.105 dated 9.4.2007 lodged under Sections 406, 420 IPC with Police Station, Jagraon, District Ludhiana. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the disputes have been settled by way of compromise. An affidavit has been sworn by respondent No.2-complainant, Rajiv Sharma which has been placed on record as Annexure P-2. Mr. Rajiv Sharma, respondent No.2- complainant, as identified by his counsel Mr. Deepak Crl. Misc. No. M-11008 of 2008 [2] Sharma, Advocate, is present in Court and states that the disputes have been settled by way of compromise and he would not be bringing any evidence to Court. I have considered the issue. In view of the nature of offence that it was a money transaction; the money has been returned back to the complainant and continuance of proceedings would be an abuse of process of Court, this petition is allowed. FIR No.105 dated 9.4.2007 lodged under Sections 406, 420 IPC with Police Station, Jagraon, District Ludhiana, is quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) December 22, 2008 JUDGE avin