IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-18430 of 2009 Date of decision : August 17, 2009 Lalit Kundra ....Petitioner versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. S.P. Soi, Advocate, for the petitioner None for respondent No. 1 – UT Chandigarh Mr. Dewan Sharma, Advocate for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Lalit Kundra has filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 258 dated 25.12.2007, under sections 294, 506, 509, 354 IPC, Police Station Sector-3, Chandigarh (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise (Annexure P/2) effected with respondent No. 2- complainant. Reply on behalf of respondent no. 2 filed today in Court is taken on record. It has been stated in the reply that the parties have effected compromise and therefore, respondent No. 2- complainant has no objection to the quashing of the impugned FIR. Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 on instructions from respondent no.2 who is also present in Criminal Misc. No. M-18430 of 2009 -2- person in Court states that the parties have effected compromise and therefore, respondent no. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR. In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. Keeping in view the nature of offences and all other circumstances, it would be in the interest of justice if the FIR is quashed in view of compromise effected between the parties. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 258 dated 25.12.2007, under sections 294, 506, 509, 354 IPC, Police Station Sector-3, Chandigarh (Annexure P/1) is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 17, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'