Crl.Misc.No.M-5261 of 2010 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl.Misc.No.M-5261 of 2010 (O&M) Decided on: April 23, 2010. Daljit Singh Bali and others .. Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and another .. Respondents * * * CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI * * * PRESENT Mr.Nand Lal Sammi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Harinder Singh Beniwal, DAG., Haryana. M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioners seeks quashing of FIR No.366 dated 24.11.2004, under Sections 420, 406, 506/34 IPC, registered at Police Station, Farakpur, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, on the basis of compromise. The said FIR was registered at the instance of respondent No.2, alleging that petitioner No.1 and the other petitioners had obtained money from the complainant with a promise to send him abroad. State counsel informs that statements of witnesses . . . 1 Crl.Misc.No.M-5261 of 2010 (O&M) stand already recorded and the trial is at the stage of arguments and the case is fixed for arguments on 07.05.2010. A sum of Rs.4,60,000/- in the shape of Bank Draft has been paid to respondent No.2-complainant who is present in the Court and admitted that the matter stands amicably settled and he does not want to pursue the case against the petitioners. Following the judgment in case Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007(3) RCR (Crl.), Page-1052, the FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise. I have considered the conduct of the petitioners. They have been able to harass the complainant for a period of six months and they have wasted precious time of the of the Court as well as of the Investigating Agency. Thus, I deem it appropriate, in the interest of justice, to impose a cost of Rs.20,000/- in total upon the petitioners. Sum of Rs.10,000/- will be deposited with the State Legal Services Authority and another sum of Rs.10,000/- will be deposited by the petitioners with Haryana Police Welfare Fund within a period of one month. The petition is allowed. FIR No.366 dated 24.11.2004, under Sections 420, 406, 506/34 IPC, registered at Police Station, Farakpur, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, and all the criminal proceedings emanating therefrom are hereby quashed. It is made clear that in case the Haryana Police maintains any other fund for the welfare of the police officials of . . . 2 Crl.Misc.No.M-5261 of 2010 (O&M) Haryana, it will be permissible for the petitioners to deposit the sum of Rs.10,000/- in the said fund at Panchkula or Chandigarh. It is further made clear that in case the above said amount is not deposited within a period of one month, this petition will be deemed to have been dismissed. It will be the responsibility of the petitioners jointly or severally to deposit the total sum of Rs.20,000/- as aforementioned. (M.M.S.BEDI) JUDGE April 23, 2010. rka . . . 3