Criminal Misc. No. M-12654 of 2009 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-12654 of 2009 Date of Decision: 26.5.2009 Jaswinder Singh and Others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. A.S. Syan, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Inderjit Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No.2. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 75 dated 26.8.2006 registered at Police Station Amloh, District Fatehgarh Sahib, under Sections 406, 420 & 120- B IPC. Quashing has been sought on basis of compromise. FIR in the present case was lodged by Zora Singh, respondent No.2. He stated in the FIR that he is Chairman of Asra Foundation and his organization had entered into an agreement to sell dated 8.9.2004 for purchase of 41 bighas & 5 biswas of land with Criminal Misc. No. M-12654 of 2009 2 accused/petitioners. It is stated that Rs.10,00,000/- was paid as earnest money and the sale deed was to be executed in four parts. Grievance of the complainant-respondent No.2 is that before the date of execution of sale deed, petitioners had executed sale deed in favour of one Sukhraj Singh. In this petition, petitioners have relied upon compromise (Annexure P2) wherein it has been stated that compromise has been arrived. Mr. Inderjit Kaushal, Advocate, appearing for complainant- respondent No.2, has filed reply. In the reply filed, compromise (Annexure P2) has been admitted. It has been stated therein that complainant-respondent No.2 has no objection if the FIR is quashed. Zora Singh, complainant-respondent No.2, is present in the Court. He has been identified by Mr. Inderjit Kaushal, Advocate. Mr. Kaushal, on instructions from Zora Singh, has stated that to satisfy the complainant, the petitioners have executed a sale deed of some other land in favour of the complainant, therefore, the present dispute has been resolved. Both the counsel have submitted that in order to promote everlasting peace, amity and harmony, parties have arrived at compromise. They pray that present FIR be quashed. It has been held by Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052 that compromise not only promotes peace in the society but also saves parties from litigation. In view of the law laid down in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra) and keeping in view the compromise arrived at between the Criminal Misc. No. M-12654 of 2009 3 parties, present petition is accepted and impugned FIR along with all consequential proceedings is quashed. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 26, 2009 “DK”