IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No.M-4409 of 2009 Date of decision:15th May, 2009 Ram Asra ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ......Respondents Before: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present: Mr. Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. B.B.S.Teji, AAG, Punjab for respondent no. 1. Mr. Sandeep Goyal, Advocate for respondent no. 2. RAJIVE BHALLA, J. Prayer in this petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is for quashing of the FIR No. 110, dated 31.07.2007, registered under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, at Police Station Morinda, District Rupnagar and and all subsequent proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of a compromise. Counsel for the petitioner and counsel for respondent no. 2 pray that as the petitioner and respondent no. 2 have resolved their differences by way of a compromise(Annexure P-'2'), dated 5.05.2008, therefore, the FIR and all proceedings emanating therefrom be quashed. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that pursuant to the compromise, the complainant/respondent no. 2 has received a sum of Rs. 15.00 lacs and has agreed to withdraw the suit for specific Criminal Misc. No.M-4409 of 2009 [2] performance. Counsel for the State of Punjab, submits that as the parties have entered into a compromise, the State does not oppose the prayer for quashing of FIR and all subsequent proceedings emanating therefrom. I have heard counsel for the parties, perused the compromise dated 5.05.2008, Annexure-P-'2', the affidavit dated 5.05.2008 of Narinder Singh, complainant/respondent no. 2 and am of the considered opinion that the petitioner and respondent no. 2 have resolved their differences by a bonafide compromise, free from any fraud, coercion or undue influence. The complainant-Shri Narinder Singh, is present in Court and has been duly identified by his counsel. He acknowledges the correctness of the compromise, and the affidavit filed by him. A compromise or a settlement serves the immediate purpose of the parties, as it enables them to proceed with their lives without illwill or rancour and in peace and harmony. In view of the compromise, the witnesses are not likely to support the prosecution and therefore to permit prosecution to carry on would, in my considered opinion be an exercise in futility and an unnecessary wastage of public money and valuable Court time. A Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and Others vs. The State of Punjab reported as 2007(3) RCR(Crl.)1052 has held that, in the exercise of powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, this Court may in appropriate cases, quash an FIR disclosing the commission of non -compoundable offences. In view of what has been stated hereinabove, as the Criminal Misc. No.M-4409 of 2009 [3] prayer for quashing of the FIR and all subsequent proceedings emanating therefrom, does not suffer from any legal impediment, the present petition is allowed and the FIR No.110, dated 31.07.2007, registered under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, at Police Station Morinda, District Rupnagar, and all subsequent proceedings emanating therefrom, are quashed. [RAJIVE BHALLA] JUDGE 15th May, 2009 SKaushik