IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-3599 of 2009 Date of decision : 10.03.2009 Sukhwinder Singh and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. H.S. Sullar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Sartaj Singh Gill, DAG Punjab. Mr. Salil Sadhlok, Advocate for the respondent No. 2/complainant. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) The petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 131 dated 31.05.2003, under Sections 406 and 420 IPC registered at police station Kharar, District Mohali and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, on the basis of compromise arrived at between the parties. Complainant/respondent No. 2 is present in Court. He is duly identified by his counsel. He has filed an affidavit, admitting therein the factum of compromise (Mark 'A') arrived at between the parties. He states that he has no objection if the present FIR is quashed. Learned counsel for the State submits that if there is compromise arrived at between the parties, the State would not stand in the way in quashing of the FIR. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the Crl. Misc No. M-3599 of 2009 -2- matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings, which would be futile exercise. 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 o Punjab, 2007(3) RCR(Crl.) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR and the subsequent proceedings arising thereof are quashed. 10.03.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE