C482 No. 474 of 2010 Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Shri S.K. Mandal, Advocate, present for the petitoner. Shri M.A. Khan, Brief Holder, present for the State/respondent no. 1. Shri Pramod Belwal, Advocate, present for the respondent no. 2/complainant. Petitioner Raj Dipika Madhur and respondent no. 2 Smt. Chandrakala, complainant, are also present in person in the court. Heard. By means of this petition moved under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short Cr.P.C) the petitioner has sought quashing of the proceedings of criminal case no. 993 of 2009, State vs. Raj Dipika Mahdhur, relating to offence punishable under section 420 I.P.C., P.S. Kashipur, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur. Learned counsel for the parties state that the complainant has entered into compromise with the accused (present petitioner) Raj Dipika Madhur. It is further pleaded that the complainant does not want to prosecute the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the dispute between the parties related to payment of Rs. 4,000/- which has been received by the complainant. The complainant in person verified the fact before this Court and affirmed the compromise filed as Annexure-5 to the petition. The compromise is supported by affidavit. In view of the principle of law laid down in Nikhil Merchants vs. CBI (2008) 9 SCC 677, this Court is of the view that after the parties (complainant/accused) have entered into compromise the petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C., deserves to be allowed. The petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C, is allowed. The proceedings of the criminal case no. 993 of 2009, State vs. Raj Dipika Mahdhur, relating to offence punishable under section 420 I.P.C., P.S. Kashipur, pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur, are hereby quashed. (P.C.P,J) PV 01.06.2010