IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.- Crl. Misc. No. M - 7243 of 2009 Date of Decision:- 19.5.2009 Sheera @ Jasvir Singh .... Petitioner Versus Niranjan Singh .... Respondent. Present:- Mr. B.P.S.Virk, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Satpal Singh, Advocate, for the respondent. M.M.S.BEDI. (J) (Oral) Petitioner was declared proclaimed offender during pendency of private complaint filed by respondent. Co-accused of the petitioner who faced the trial have been released on probation by the First Appellate Court. The petitioner had sought the quashing of private complaint pending against him, in which he was declared proclaimed offender on the ground that he has compromised the matter with the complainant. Notice was issued to the complainant. Learned counsel for the complainant is present in Court. Affidavit of Niranjan Singh has been filed to the effact that the matter has actually been compromised and that he has got no objection in case the complaint is premitted to be compounded. Since the petitioner was proclaimed offender before showing any indulgence, he was directed to appear before the Illaqa Magistrate on 4.4.2009. It has been informed that he has already appeared before Illaqa Magistrate and has been released on bail. The proceedings declaring him proclaimed offender have thus become infructuous. The matter having been compromised and taking into consideration the judgment of Full Bench in Kulwinder Singh & Ors VS. State of Punjab, 2007(3)RCR (Crl) 1052, Crl. Misc. No. M - 7243 of 2009 -2- criminal complaint can be permitted to be quashed. Petition is allowed. Criminal complaint and all the proceedings emanating therefrom against the petitioner are hereby quashed on the basis of compromise. May 19, 2009 (M.M.S.Bedi) tripti Judge