Crl. Misc. No. M-24677 of 2011 (O & M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-24677 of 2011 (O & M) DATE OF DECISION: August 16, 2011 Chaman Lal .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana and another ........ RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. Jainainder Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) This petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prays for quashing of FIR No. 257 dated 02.08.2011 under Sections 406/420/506 IPC, P.S. Mahesh Nagar, District Ambala and further proceedings on the basis of compromise, placed on record as Annexure P-2. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. B.S. Saini, Sr. DAG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondent no. 1-State of Haryana. Mr. Hardeep Singh, Advocate, has put in appearance for respondent no. 2-complainant. Learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent no. 2 contend that the dispute between the parties was of civil nature on account of transaction of money. The disputes have now been settled by way of compromise Annexure P-2. Harbhajan Kaur-respondent no. 2, as identified by her counsel, Mr. Hardeep Singh, is present in Court and states that indeed money given to the petitioner has already been returned back by the petitioner and, Crl. Misc. No. M-24677 of 2011 (O & M) 2 therefore, the said respondent does not wish to prosecute the petitioner. Having considered the contention of the learned counsel and also the fact that the FIR was lodged recently and investigation has not even commenced, I am of the considered opinion that no purpose in law would be served by continuance of proceedings. The complainant is not ready to bring any evidence to Court and, therefore, it would an exercise in futility if the precious time of investigating agency is wasted. Considering the above, the petition is allowed. FIR No. 257 dated 02.08.2011 under Sections 406/420/506 IPC, P.S. Mahesh Nagar, District Ambala and further proceedings are hereby quashed. 16.08.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE