IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-18506 of 2008 Date of decision: 10th May, 2010 Sanjay Taneja and others … Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. S.K. Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Manish Deswal, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of the FIR No. 283 dated 08.08.2000 registered at Police Station Kotwali, Faridabad under Sections 148, 149, 323, 325, 452 and 506 IPC. The quashing has been sought on the basis of a compromise (Annexure P-2). Reply has been filed on behalf of respondent No.1 by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, NIT Faridabad, wherein it has been stated that the FIR was investigated, a report under Section 173 Cr.P.C. was submitted and the matter was pending for recording of evidence on 29th September, 2008. On September 2, 2008, this Court had stayed further proceedings and thereafter, on April 9, 2010, the following order was passed: Criminal Misc. No. M-18506 of 2008 “Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon a judgment rendered by a Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab 2007(3) Recent Criminal Reports 1052 to contend that the compromise has been effected between the parties, therefore, continuation of the proceedings arising out of FIR No. 283 dated 8.8.2000, registered at Police Station Kotwali, Faridabad, under Sections 148, 149, 323, 325, 452 and 506 IPC will serve no useful purpose. The trial Court is directed to verify the factum of the compromise and submit a report to this Court. The parties shall appear before the trial Court on 22.4.2010. The trial Court shall submit a report to this Court on or before 30.4.2010. List on 30.4.2010.” The trial Court has recorded the statements of complainant Sham Sunder and one of the accused, Rajender Singh Arora, and has stated that a compromise has been arrived at between the parties. It has been held by a Full Bench of this Court in ‘Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another’, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that where a compromise has been arrived at between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by pursuing the criminal litigation. Taking into consideration the ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra), present petition is accepted, and the FIR No. 283 dated 08.08.2000 registered at Police Station Kotwali, Faridabad under Sections 148, 149, 323, 325, 452 and 506 IPC, along with all subsequent proceedings, is hereby quashed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 10, 2010 rps 2