IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. 22523 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision : December 03, 2008 Ajit Pal Kaur and another ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pritam Pal Present : Mr. IPS Kohli, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. IPS Sidhu, Sr. DAG Punjab Mr. JS Jaidka, Advocate for respondent Pritam Pal,J. (Oral) Petitiones have brought this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of F.I.R. No. 530 dated 31.10.2003 registered under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Sadar Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Without going into any further details, suffice it to say that the aforesaid case was registered at the instance of respondent no. 2 Balbir Kaur complainant who is present in the Court and identified by her counsel Sh. JS Jaidka. Now the parties have settled the dispute amicably with the intervention of the respectables and common relations. In this regard, compromise deed dated 28.6.2008 Annexure P/1 is also placed on the file. The complainant on the asking of the Court has also stated that she has Criminal Misc. No. 22523 of 2008 (O&M) -2- received her full amount which was taken by the petitioners from her for sending her son abroad. In the given facts and circumstances, this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served if the proceedings in the case in hand are allowed to continue. It would be in the interest of peace and harmony between the parties to close the chapter of this case. In the result, this petition succeeds and consequently, F.I.R. No. 530 dated 31.10.2003 registered under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code at Police Station Sadar Jalandhar and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are hereby ordered to be quashed. ( Pritam Pal ) December 03 , 2008 Judge 'dalbir'