IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc.20757-M of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : OCTOBER 21, 2008 PARAMJIT SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. HS Brar, DAG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, prays for quashing of FIR No.97 dated 24.7.2008 under Sections 409, 465, 468, 471, 120-B, Indian Penal Code, Police Station, Bhikiwind, District Tarn Taran and subsequent proceedings, on the basis of compromise. The affidavit of complainant-Lakha Singh has been placed on record as Annexure P-1, in evidence of the compromise. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has projected that there are three accused in the FIR and this matter cannot be settled in terms of Annexure P-1. Considering the nature of controversy and particularly the fact that investigation is still going on, the petitioner would be at liberty to approach the Investigating Officer with the development as pleaded in this Criminal Misc.20757-M of 2008 2 petition. The Investigating Officer shall take into account the factum of compromise before finalising the report under Section 173, Code of Criminal Procedure. With the above observations, the petition is disposed of. October 21, 2008 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE