IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-11863 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision : 6.7.2011. Baljit Kaur alias Bholi & others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Dinesh Nagar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Bhullar, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent-State. Mr. Madan Lal, Advocate, for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioners seek quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR) No.139 dated August 16th, 2007 under Sections 148, 323, 354, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 of Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), registered in Police Station City Nawanshahar. On May 23rd, 2011, Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. passed the following order:- “Counsel for the state submits that Hardeep Singh alias Deepa and Amarjit alias Ambi have not appeared before the trial Court and the proceedings to declare them proclaimed offenders are pending. Let at the first instance Hardeep Singh alias Deepa and Amarjit alias Ambi (petitioners No.3 and 4) respectively) appear before the trial Court. In case they do so, the trial Court shall verify the factum of compromise after recording the statements of complainant-injured and the accused. Criminal Misc. No. M-11863 of 2011 (O&M) (2) Counsel for the complainant-respondent No.2 has submitted that the complainant-injured shall cause appearance in the trial Court before the next date of hearing fixed in this Court. To await the report of the trial Court, adjourned to 6th, July, 2011.” In view of that, the Judicial Magistrate First Class, SBS Nagar recorded the statements of the parties whereby the matter has been compromised by them. Having regard to the fact that all the differences have been resolved, this Court is of opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioner. In view of the above, the petition is accepted, FIR No.139 dated August 16th, 2007 under Sections 148, 323, 354, 452 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC, registered in Police Station City Nawanshahar and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 6.7.2011. SN