IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (C-482) No. 410 of 2011 with Stay Application No. 470 of 2011 Om Prakash S/o Shri Punjaba Ram R/o Village Subri, Tehsil Barara, District Ambala, Haryana ………………..Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary (Home), Dehradun. 2. Kamaldeep Garg S/o Shri Rajendra Pal Garg R/o 2364 Sector 23C, Chandigarh ….Opposite parties Shri Nagesh Aggarwal, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Shri M.A.Khan, Brief Holder present for the State. Shri Ravi Babulkar, Advocate, present for respondent no.2. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard. (2) By means of this petition, moved under section 2 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioner has sought quashing of the proceedings of Criminal Case No. 93 of 2009, State vs. Om Prakash relating to offences punishable under section 420, 467, 468, 471, I.P.C., Police Station Jwalapur, pending in the court of IV Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/ Judicial Magistrate, Hardwar. (3) Learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned counsel for the respondent no.2 stated that parties have entered into compromise. It is further submitted on their behalf that it was a property dispute between the parties due to which the First Information Report (Crime No 169 of 2002) was registered at police station Jwalapur, in respect of offences punishable under section 420, 467, 468, 471, I.P.C with regard to which ultimately charge sheet was filed. (4) Attention of this court is drawn to the order dated 21.03.2011, passed by Punjab and Haryana High Court in Criminal Misc. No. 3 M1163 of 2011 which shows that the petitioner and the complainant have entered into compromise in respect of litigations pending between them in District Patiala and SAS Nagar. (5) A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent no.2 before this court verifying the compromise and it is stated that the respondent no.2 has no objection if the impugned proceedings are quashed. (6) In view of the principle of law laid down in Nikhil Merchant Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another (2008) 9SCC Page 677, since the dispute between the parties is a property dispute and the same has been amicably settled by entering into compromise, this petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C., deserves to be allowed. Therefore, the petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C., is allowed. The Proceedings of Criminal Case No. 93 of 2009, (old no. 390 of 2004 and 405 of 2004) State vs. Om Prakash relating to offences punishable 4 under section 420, 467, 468, 471, I.P.C., Police Station Jwalapur, pending in the court of IV Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division)/ Judicial Magistrate, Hardwar. are here by quashed. (Stay Application No. 470 of 2011 stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.05.07.2011 N.P