IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. -M No. 20514 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : November 11, 2008 Gurmukh Singh and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present: Mr. ASGill, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. HS Dhindsa, Advocate, for respondent no. 2 Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitioners have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 30 dated 6.3.2006 under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Division Bhogpur District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. This case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Shaukeen Singh complainant who is present in the Court with Sh. HS Dhindsa, Advocate. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. The entire amount of Rs 1,50,000/- has been returned to the complainant. In this regard, compromise deeds/affidavits Annexure P/2 and P/3 are also placed on the file. Criminal Misc. -M No. 20514 of 2008 (O&M) -2- In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 30 dated 6.3.2006 under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station Division Bhogpur District Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) November 11, 2008 Judge 'dalbir'