IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8344 of 2009 Date of decision: 17th April, 2009 Varinderpal Singh and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General Punjab for the State. Mr. Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 51 dated 10.06.2008 registered at Police Station Division No.8, Ludhiana under Sections 447, 448, 380, 427 IPC, on the basis of compromise. In the present case, FIR was lodged by Gian Singh. Gian Singh is grand-father of the petitioners. In the FIR lodged, Gian Singh has stated that he is aged 94 years. He is residing in America. When he came to Ludhiana on 21st February, 2008, he learnt that in November, 2007, his three grand-sons had broke open the lock of his room and took possession of the same. A grievance was made that the house was purchased by him and he is owner of the same. Subsequently, Gian Singh have Criminal Misc. No. M-8344 of 2009 compromised the matter. In support of this, counsel for the petitioners has relied upon statement made by Gian Singh in the Court of Civil Judge (Jr. Division), Ludhiana on 10th March, 2009, which has been annexed with the present petition as Annexure P-2. Gian Singh is present in Court today. He has been identified by his counsel, Mr.Vishal Aggarwal and also by ASI Mewa Singh, who has come present to assist the Counsel for the State. Gian Singh has stated that he has arrived at a compromise and he does not want to pursue the present FIR. Taking into consideration the fact that parties are closely relate, I am of the view that continuation of proceedings arising out of the present FIR will be an abuse of process of law. 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. Accordingly, present petition is accepted and the FIR No. 51 dated 10.06.2008 registered at Police Station Division No.8, Ludhiana under Sections 447, 448, 380, 427 IPC, along with all subsequent proceedings, is quashed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE April 17, 2009 rps 2