Criminal Misc. No. M-6738 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-6738 of 2010 Date of decision : 20.08.2010 Sunil Gera ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondent BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Sandeep Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Jattana, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. G.s. Rawat, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) The petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 61 dated 02.05.2006 under Sections 406, 468-A & 34 IPC registered at Police Station Division No. 7, Jalandhar and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the parties submit that after the matter was referred to Permanent Lok Adalat situated in this court, the parties have compromised and recorded their statements with regard to the compromise. As a result, following orders was passed by Permanent Lok Adalat on 04.08.2010:- “Parties have compromised. Their statements have been recorded. They have re-married on 16.02.2010 and are living happily together with their son named Aryan Gera. Both of them prayed for quashing of proceedings. The case is returned to the Hon’ble High Court for appropriate orders.” Criminal Misc. No. M-6738 of 2010 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is ready to bear the costs of the proceedings on account of the fact that investigating machinery was set in motion after lodging of the FIR and petitioner also remained a proclaimed offender. He submits that petitioner is ready to remit Rs.20,000/- as costs incurred by the State. Learned State counsel submits that in view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, the State will not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR in question. In facts and circumstances of the case, it will be in the interest of the parties that FIR in question is quashed. No useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings in view of amicable settlement of the same. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR (FIR No. 61 dated 02.05.2006) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed subject to the petitioner complying with the undertaking aforesaid re: payment of costs. The amount so paid shall be remitted to Punjab State Legal Services Authority by the petitioner within two months from receipt of certified copy of this order. A copy of this order be sent to the Punjab State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh. August 20, 2010 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE