Criminal Misc. No. M-7429 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-7429 of 2011 Date of decision : 26.08.2011 Hari Puri and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Satish Goel, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. R.S. Rawat, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Krishan Lal, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 35 dated 02.05.2008 registered under Sections 452/323/34 IPC at Police Station Dhanaula, District Barnala (Annexure P-1) and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). Learned counsel for the parties submit that during the pendency of this petition a compromise has been arrived at between the parties and dispute has been amicably settled. They submit that respondent No. 2 is present in court today and has been duly identified by Mr. Krishan Lal, Advocate, for respondent No. 2. They have placed on record affidavit of Gurmail Singh (respondent No. 2) which is taken on record as mark ‘A’ admitting therein the factum of compromise arrived at between the parties. It has been further stated in the said affidavit that respondent No. 2 has no Criminal Misc. No. M-7429 of 2011 2 objection if the FIR and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. Learned counsel for the parties submit that in view of compromise, the impugned FIR deserves to be quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of compromise, the State will not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR in question. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served by continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in light of Full Bench judgment of this court in Kulwinder Singh & others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR(Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed. The FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. August 26, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE