Criminal Misc. No.M-1780 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Misc. No.M-1780 of 2008 Date of Decision:03.04.2008 Sudha and others .....Petitioners Vs. State of Haryana and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present:- Mr. Sunil Polist, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Ajay Ghengas, DAG, Haryana. Mr. Anil Bhardwaj, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** RAJESH BINDAL, J. Criminal Misc.No.14564 of 2006 Criminal Misc. application is allowed. Reply filed on behalf of respondent No.2/complainant, is taken on record. Criminal Misc.No.M-1780 of 2008 The prayer made in this present petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short `the Code') is for quashing of FIR No.118 dated 17.7.2006 registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 IPC at Police Station, Kalayat, District Kaithal and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably and compromise deed is appended as Annexure P.2. Reliance has been placed upon a five Judge Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh v. State of Punjab, 2007(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2225. The facts stated by the petitioner are not disputed by counsel for respondent No.2. In short reply filed on behalf of respondent No.2 – complainant, while admitting the factum of compromise, it is stated that she has no objection if the FIR in question is quashed. Criminal Misc. No.M-1780 of 2008 -2- Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No.118 dated 17.7.2006 registered under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 IPC at Police Station, Kalayat, District Kaithal and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petition is disposed of accordingly. April 03, 2008 ( RAJESH BINDAL ) renu JUDGE