IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-25388 of 2008 Date of decision: 7th January, 2009 Ashwani Kumar … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. R.K. Handa, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Mor, Senior DAG Haryana for the State. Mr. Harish Nain, Advocate for respondent No.2. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 262 dated 06.07.2005 (Annexure P-1) registered at Police Station City Thanesar, District Kurukshetra under Sections 420, 506 IPC. A perusal of the FIR reveals that complainant parted with Rs.3.00 lacs as earnest money in pursuance of agreement to sell dated 11th June, 2001. Accused was the owner of the property but the land was mortgaged with State Bank of Patiala and the factum of mortgage was not disclosed to the prospective purchaser, i.e. complainant. Affidavit (Annexure P-2) has been filed along with the petition to state that the matter has been compromised between the parties. Complainant respondent No.2 Ramesh Goyal is present in the Court. He has filed short reply by way of affidavit, through his counsel Mr.Harish Nain, and has stated that due to the intervention of the Criminal Misc. No. M-25388 of 2008 respectables, the matter has been amicably resolved and the amount of Rs.3.00 lacs has been returned to him. He further states that due to close relationship, he do not intend to pursue the present FIR and he has no objection if the same is quashed. It has been held by a Full Bench of this Court in ‘Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another’, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that in view of the compromise between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by continuing with the criminal proceedings. Taking into consideration the submissions made by the complainant, who is present in the Court and the ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra), present FIR, along with all subsequent proceedings, is quashed. With these observations, present petition is disposed off. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE January 7, 2009 rps 2