IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Criminal Miscellaneous No. M-24626 of 2009 Date of Decision: January 25, 2010 Baljit Kaur & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent No.1. Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate, for respondent No.2. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing cross case registered vide Rapat No.10 dated 3.2.2003 under Sections 324, 323, 148, 149 IPC registered with Police Station, Ajnala, District Amritsar in FIR No.15 dated 2.2.2003, on the basis of compromise. Compromise deed dated 25.8.2009 has been placed on record as Annexure P-3. Respondent No.2 has filed an Crl. Misc. No. M-24626 of 2009 [2] affidavit sworn on 27.1.2010, in Court which is taken on record. Learned counsel for the petitioners as also learned counsel for complainant- respondent No.2 contends that disputes between the parties have been settled. Complainant- Respondent does not want to prosecute the petitioners and would not be bringing any evidence to Court. Learned counsel for the respondent- State contends that if the prayer is made on the basis of compromise, the State would have no objection to quashing. I have considered the issue. It transpires that even evidence has not been recorded till date. Parties have entered into compromise. Factum of compromise has been admitted by the complainant. If complainant- respondent No.2 (Rajwinder Kaur) who is the victim does not bring any evidence to Court, no useful purpose would be served by continuance of proceedings against the petitioners. Continuance of proceedings would result in abuse of process of Court. Considering the above, the petition is allowed. Cross case registered vide Rapat Crl. Misc. No. M-24626 of 2009 [3] No.10 dated 3.2.2003 under Sections 324, 323, 148, 149 IPC registered with Police Station, Ajnala, District Amritsar in FIR No.15 dated 2.2.2003 is hereby quashed. (AJAI LAMBA) January 27, 2010 JUDGE avin