Crl.Misc.No.34883 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-24883 of 2008 Date of Decision: 19 - 2 - 2009 Gurdeep Singh Walia and another .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Mandeep S. Sachdev, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Mehardeep Singh, AAG, Punjab. Mr.Amit Dhawan, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of case FIR No.150 dated 28.4.2008 registered at Police Station City Phagwara, District Kapurthala under Section 420 IPC. It has been stated in the FIR that petitioner had employed son of the complainant and had taken money from the complainant on the pretext that he will return the same along with interest. It has also been stated that he had taken the passport of his son Rajiv Walia and promised to send him to Australia with his staff. Counsel for the petitioner state that a compromise has been Crl.Misc.No.34883 of 2008 [2] arrived between the parties and petitioner had returned Rs.5 lacs to the complainant as full and final consideration, as per compromise. Statements of the petitioner as well as complainant have been recorded in Court. Complainant state that he has no objection if the FIR is quashed. Statement of parties recorded be read as part of this order. It has been held in Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another, 2007(3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that where a compromise has been effected between the parties, continuation of criminal proceedings will serve no useful purpose. Therefore, the impugned FIR along with all subsequent proceedings is quashed. Petition is disposed off. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) February 19, 2008. JUDGE RC