IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-7252 of 2011 (O & M) Date of Decision: July 13, 2011 Rajwant Kaur & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Sunil Agnihotri, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Ms. Rupinder Basanti, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing FIR No.11 dated 1.2.2011 under Sections 406, 420, 34 IPC registered with Police Station, Mukerian, District Hoshiarpur, alongwith all consequential proceedings, on the basis of compromise dated 2.2.2011, Annexure P-2. 2. Learned counsel for the parties contend that all Crl. Misc. No. M-7252 of 2011 [2] the disputes between the parties have been settled by way of compromise. Compromise deed has been placed on record as Annexure P-2 and is dated 2.2.2011. 3. An Affidavit filed in Court on behalf of respondent No.2 is taken on record. Respondent No.2-complainant, Balwinder Singh son of Dalip Singh, is present in Court as identified by his counsel Ms. Rupinder Basanti, Advocate. Respondent No.2 contends that he has received ` 4 lac in lieu of settlement of his dues and he does not want to pursue the FIR case. 4. I have considered the facts and circumstances of the case. Continuance of proceedings shall not be of any purpose in so much as the main witness and affected person does not want to pursue the case. It would be an exercise in futility to allow the proceedings to continue, and it would be in abuse of process of law and process of Court to continue with the proceedings. 5. The petition is allowed. FIR No.11 dated 1.2.2011 under Sections 406, 420, 34 IPC registered with Police Station, Mukerian, District Hoshiarpur, alongwith all consequential proceedings, is hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) July 13, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?