Criminal Misc. No. 52172-M of 2007 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No. 52172-M of 2007 (O&M) Date of Decision:19.03.2008 Kulmeet Kaur and others .....Petitioners Vs. The State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. B.S.Baath, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Chanchal K.Singla, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** RAJESH BINDAL J. The prayer made in this present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short `the Code') is for quashing of FIR No.0015 dated 29.1.2004 registered under Sections 452/326/324/323/34 IPC at Police Station, Hargobindpur, District Batala. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably. As per the compromise, Annexure P-2, respondent No.2/ complainant has stated that he has no objection in case the FIR in question is quashed. Once that is so the FIR in question registered against the petitioners be quashed. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioners are not disputed by counsel for respondents No.2. Complainant has also made a statement in the Court today to the effect that the dispute between the parties has been compromised and he does not wish to pursue the complaint filed against the petitioners and has no objection, in case the FIR in question is quashed. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No.0015 dated 29.1.2004 registered under Criminal Misc. No. 52172-M of 2007 -2- Sections 452/326/324/323/34 IPC at Police Station, Hargobindpur, District Batala and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. March 19, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE