IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-17975 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : August 18, 2009 Jaswant Brar ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Yogesh Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. Deepak Goyal, Advocate for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) Criminal Misc. No. 40657 of 2009 The application is allowed and short reply on behalf of respondent no. 2 is taken on record. Criminal Misc. No. M-17975 of 2009 Jaswant Brar has filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 253 dated 21.7.2006, under sections 420, 465, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station City Moga, District Moga (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise (Annexure P/3) said to have been effected with respondent No. 2- complainant Inderjeet Singh. In reply filed on behalf of respondent no. 2, it has been admitted that the parties have effected compromise Annexure P/3 and therefore, respondent No. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the Criminal Misc. No. M-17975 of 2009 (O&M) -2- impugned FIR. Learned counsel for respondent not. 2, on instructions from respondent no. 2 who is also present in person in Court, also makes statement to the same effect. In appropriate cases, FIR can be quashed on the basis of compromise by exercising power under section 482 Cr.P.C., even if the offences are not compoundable. It was so held by Full Bench of this Court in the case of Kulwinder Singh vs State of Punjab, 2007 (3) Law Herald (Punjab & Haryana) 2225. In the instant case, the dispute was regarding financial transactions which has been amicably settled. The parties are left with no grievance against each other. It is accordingly a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 253 dated 21.7.2006, under sections 420, 465, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station City Moga, District Moga (Annexure P/1) is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 18, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'