Criminal Misc. No.M-1653 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-1653 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision 16.02.2009 Mahant Nihal Dass @ Guljar Singh and another ......Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and another ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr.D.S.Pheruman, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Shailesh Gupta, D.A.G., Punjab, for respondent No.1-State. Mr.Maninder Singh Bajawa, Advocate, for respondent No.2-complainant. ***** RAJAN GUPTA, J(ORAL): This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of F.I.R.No.87 dated 04.09.2007,registered under Sections 454, 380, 342, 506 I.P.C. at police station Tehsil Barnala, District Sangrur (Annexure P-1) on the basis of compromise. The aforesaid case was registered at the instance of Mahant Kartar Dass respondent No.2-complainant, who is present in the Court today and identified by his counsel Sh.Maninder Singh Bajawa, Advocate. Respondent No.2-complainant states that he has no objection if the FIR in question is quashed. Learned counsel for the parties does not dispute the factum of compromise. Respondent No.2-complainant has also filed an affidavit, which is taken on record as Mark-A. Criminal Misc. No.M-1653 of 2009 (O&M) 2 In view of the compromise arrived at between the parties, learned State counsel does not have any objection to the quashing of the FIR. 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 versus State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052. Resultantly, the present petition is allowed, the FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. February 16, 2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) mamta-II JUDGE