Criminal Misc. No. M-3944 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-3944 of 2009 Date of Decision: 9.3.2009 Amarjit Singh and Another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Nandan Jindal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Mandeep Kaushik, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Present petition has been preferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 139 dated 27.12.2004 registered at Police Station Sherpur, under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 120-B IPC. Quashing of FIR has been sought on basis of a compromise effected between the parties. It is submitted that Panchayat land was given on lease to Baldev Singh, respondent No.2, by the Panchayat being land-tiller. Baldev Singh has further leased the land to the petitioners on rent at the rate of Rs.1,500/-. Later, Baldev Singh told them to take away Rs.1,500/- as a fraud has been committed upon him. Thus, the accused/petitioners changed the figure from Rs.1,500/- to Criminal Misc. No. M-3944 of 2009 2 Rs.7,000/- and then later to Rs.25,000/-. Counsel for the petitioners has relied upon compromise (Annexure P2) and also affidavit of Baldev Singh (Annexure P3). Mr. Mandeep Kaushik, Advocate, appearing for the complainant-respondent No.2 and filed reply by way of affidavit in which it has been submitted that due to compromise no grouse between the parties survive and they have buried their dispute for all times to come and they want to live in harmony and want to promote amity and cordial relations. Baldev Singh, respondent No.2-complainant, is present in the Court. He has been identified by his counsel Mr. Mandeep Kaushik, Advocate. Counsel for the State, on instructions from Gurmail Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, submitted that parties have appeared before the Senior Superintendent of Police, Sangrur, and untrace report has also been prepared. Baldev Singh is also identified by Gurmail Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, who has come to assist counsel for the State. In view of the statements made by the complainant and counsel for the State and taking into consideration the ratio of judgment rendered in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052, the present petition is accepted. FIR along with all consequential proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge March 9, 2009 “DK”