Criminal Misc. No. M-14937 of 2011 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-14937 of 2011 Date of Decision: 26.5.2011 Sanjeev Kumar and Another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and Another …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Naresh Jain, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mehardeep Singh, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. RespondentNo.2-Parshotam Lal in person. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of the case FIR No. 23 dated 1.5.2011, registered at Police Station Talwandi Chaudhrian, District Kapurthala, on the basis of a compromise dated 11.5.2011 (Annexure P2). In the present case, FIR was lodged by Parshotam Lal wherein he stated that he intended to settle permanently in United States of America. Petitioner No.1-Sanjeev Kumar is son of his co- brother, who along with his wife Rupali alias Manju Bala, had assured the complainant that he would be able to obtain a visa for him and ensured his migration and permanent settlement in the United States of Criminal Misc. No. M-14937 of 2011 2 America. It was stated that a sum of ` 7,00,000 was paid by the complainant to his nephew and his wife. Today, the complainant/respondent No.2 is present in Court. He has been identified by Shinder Singh, Assistant Sub Inspector, Anti Fraud Squad, Kapurthala. The complainant has stated that he has received the amount paid by him to the accused/petitioners. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 has submitted that the Investigating Agency has verified the compromise and shall submit the cancellation report in the Court of concerned Area Judicial Magistrate within a period of one month from today. In the present case, FIR has been lodged against the petitioners for the offence under Section 406 and 420 IPC. Both the offences are compoundable. Taking into consideration the statement made by learned counsel for the State that the cancellation report shall be submitted by the Investigating Agency within a period of one month from today, the present petition is disposed of by directing the concerned Court that as and when the cancellation report is filed, it shall verify the factum of compromise and shall take a final decision thereupon within one month thereafter, in view of the law laid down in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge May 26, 2011 “DK”