IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-21471 of 2009 Date of decision : November 27, 2009 Anil kumar alias Anil Singh and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Anant Kataria, Advocate, for the petitioners Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Karan Nehra, Advocate for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Anil Kumar alias Anil Singh and two others have filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 191 dated 21.9.2006, under sections 380, 420, 406, 411, 120-B IPC, Police Station Division No. 7, Ludhiana (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise (Annexure P/2) effected with complainant-respondent No. 2. In the reply filed on behalf of respondent no. 2 it has been stated that compromise has been effected between the parties and therefore, respondent no. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR. Copy of compromise Annexure R/2/1 has also been annexed with the compromise which is same as compromise Annexure P/2. Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 also states that in view of compromise effected between the parties, respondent no. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the FIR. Criminal Misc. No. M-21471 of 2009 -2- In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, there were business transactions between the parties and the dispute related to the same. Now the said dispute has been amicably settled. Claim of complainant-respondent no. 2 has been satisfied. Complaint filed by petitioner no. 1 under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act has also since been withdrawn pursuant to compromise. Accordingly, it is a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 191 dated 21.9.2006, under sections 380, 420, 406, 411, 120-B IPC, Police Station Division No. 7, Ludhiana (Annexure P/1) is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) November 27, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'