CRM No. M-9117 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-9117 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.7.2009 Tara Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Gurbachan Dass, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Simsi Dhir Malhotra, AAG, Punjab. Ms. Anita Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Rajan Gupta, J. The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No.28 dated 26th February, 2002, under Sections 452, 326, 323, 324 read with Section 34 IPC, registered at Police Station Payal, District Ludhiana (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-7) arrived at between the parties. Complainant/respondent No.2 and petitioner No.2 are present in Court. They are duly identified by their respective counsel. The complainant-respondent No.2 has filed an affidavit, which is taken on record as Mark 'A', admitting therein the factum of compromise (Annexure P-7) arrived at between the parties. He states that he has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. Petitioner No.2 Amar Singh has CRM No. M-9117 of 2009 2 also filed an affidavit to the effect that all the accused including respondent No.2, in complaint No.515 of 2002, pending in the court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, have been acquitted on the basis of compromise on 10th June, 2009. The affidavit of Amar Singh is taken on record as Mark 'B'. Learned counsel for the State submits that in view of the fact that the parties have arrived at a compromise, the State would not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR. 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 with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE July 13, 2009 'rajpal'