IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. 28407-M of 2008 Date of Decision:- 19.2.2009 Paramjit Kaur and Ors Versus State of Punjab & Anr. Present:- Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. R.S.Rawat, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Jagdeep Singh, Advocate, for Mr. K.S.Aulakh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. M.M.S.BEDI. (J) (Oral) Petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 247, dated 4.5.2006, under Section 420 and 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Kotwali Bathinda, at the instance of respondent No.2 alleging that the petitioner had charge a sum of Rs.6,50,000/- from the complainant to send him abroad, but he was not sent abroad. The matter has now been compromised. Complainant-respondent No.2 is present in Court and informs that he has received his money back and does not want to pursue the case against the petitioners. In view of Full Bench judgment of this Court in case of Kulwinder Singh & Ors VS. State of Punjab, 2007(3)RCR (Crl) 1052 , the FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise. In this case period of about two years has passed since the FIR was registered. Precious time of the police as well as of the Court has been wasted. In the interest of justice, it is ordered that petitioners will deposit a sum of Rs.10,000/- with the Punjab State Legal Services Authority and another sum of Rs.10,000/- with Punjab Police Welfare fund, Sector 9, Chandigarh within a period of one month. Crl. Misc. No. 28407-M of 2008 -2- Petition is allowed. FIR No. 247, dated 4.5.2006 and all the criminal proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed on the basis of the compromise subject to deposit a total sum of Rs.20,000/- as mentioned hereinabove. In case the amount is not deposited, this petition will be deemed to have been dismissed. Copy of this order be sent to the concerned quarters. February 19, 2009 (M.M.S.Bedi) tripti Judge