IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-21005 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: November 03, 2011 Gurbachan Singh & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. M.S. Sachdev, Advocate, for the petitioners. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying for quashing FIR No.68 dated 4.3.2011 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, registered with Police Station, Division No.5, Jalandhar, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). 2. Notice of motion. 3. On the asking of the Court, Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1. 4. At this stage, Mr. Sudhir K. Mehta, Advocate, has Crl. Misc. No. M-21005 of 2011 [2] put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.2. Respondent No.2, Charanjit Singh @ Channi, is also present in Court. 5. On common request of learned counsel for the parties, the case is taken up today itself as parties are present in Court. 6. Respondent No.2 has filed an affidavit in Court, sworn on 3.11.2011, which is taken on record. Respondent No.2 states that indeed, all the disputes between him and the petitioners have been settled. The disputes were essentially of civil kind. 7. In view of the fact that petitioners and the private respondent want to live in peace and all the rights of respondent No.2 have been satisfied and respondent No.2 is not ready and willing to prosecute the petitioners, no purpose in law would be served by continuance of proceedings. 8. Learned counsel for the respondent-State states that because the parties have entered into a compromise, the petition for quashing FIR is not opposed. 9. In view of the above, the petition is allowed. FIR No.68 dated 4.3.2011 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, registered with Police Station, Division No.5, Jalandhar, is hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) November 03, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?