Criminal Misc. No. 53298-M of 2007 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. Criminal Misc. No. 53298-M of 2007 Date of decision : February 25, 2008 Balbir Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents 2. Criminal Misc. No. 356-M of 2008 Guriqbal Singh and another .....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Ms. G.K. Mann, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Bhuller, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No. 1. Mr. H.S. Sangha, Advocate for respondent no. 2 and complainant in person. RAJESH BINDAL J. This order will dispose of two Criminal Misc. Petitions bearing Nos. 53298-M of 2007 and 356-M of 2008 praying for quashing of FIR No. 190 dated December 28, 2006 registered under Sections 380 and 457 IPC at Police Station, Ajnala on the basis of compromise having been effected between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the dispute between the parties has been settled amicably by way of compromise which has been reduced in writing. Copy thereof is placed on record as Annexure P-2. As per terms of the compromise, Rs. 5,90,000/- have already been paid to the complainant, civil suit filed by Balbir Singh has been withdrawn and shop has also been vacated by Hira Lal-complainant. Criminal Misc. No. 53298-M of 2007 -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 petitioners are not disputed by the learned counsel for the complainant. Once the matter has been compromised between the parties, no useful purpose will be served in proceeding with the prosecution. Accordingly, considering the law laid down by this Court in Kulwinder Singh's case (supra), FIR No. 190 dated December 28, 2006 registered under Sections 380 and 457 IPC at Police Station, Ajnala and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. The petitions are disposed of accordingly. February 25, 2008 (Rajesh Bindal) Pka Judge