IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-13942 of 2008 Date of decision : 23.07.2009 Rakesh Kumar ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and Others ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Vijay Lath, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. Mr. Surinder Sharma, Advocate for respondents No. 2 to 4. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 05 dated 12.01.2008 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 420, 120-B IPC at Police Station Nangal, Tehsil Nangal District Ropar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise dated 12.05.2009 (Annexure P-2). Counsel for the petitioner as well as respondents No. 2 to 4 have pointed out that both the parties are present in Court today. They have been duly identified by their respective counsel. Affidavits have been filed on behalf of respondents No. 2 to 4 and the same are taken on record as Mark 'A, B and C'. In the affidavits it has been stated that petitioner and respondents No. 2 to 4 have compromised the matter. Respondents No. 2 to 4 have further stated that they have no objection if the FIR and all consequential proceedings be quashed. Crl. Misc No. M-13942 of 2008 -2- Learned counsel for the State submits that in case there is compromise arrived at between the parties, the State will not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR in question. 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 arising therefrom 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 in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 23.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE