IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-30526 of 2008 Date of decision : August 26, 2009 Surinder Singh ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice L.N. Mittal Present : Mr. Rajeev K. Kapila, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Gaurav Garg Dhuriwala, AAG Punjab for respondent no. 1 Mr. GP Singh, Advocate for respondent no. 2 L.N. Mittal, J. (Oral) On oral request of learned counsel for the petitioner, name of petitioner is ordered to be corrected as Surinder Kumar instead of Surinder Singh. Office to make necessary correction in the title of the main petition. Surinder Kumar has filed this petition under section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure (for short, Cr.P.C.) for quashing of FIR No. 37 dated 19.2.2008, under sections 420, 465, 467, 471, 120-B IPC, Police Station Bholath, District Kapurthala (Annexure P/1) in view of compromise (Annexure P/4) effected with respondent No. 2- complainant who has also furnished affidavit (Annexure P/5) regarding the compromise. Learned counsel for complainant-respondent no. 2, on instructions from respondent No. 2 who is present in person in Court, states Criminal Misc. No. M-30526 of 2008 -2- that the parties have effected compromise Annexure P/4 and respondent no. 2 has also furnished affidavit Annexure P/5 regarding compromise and therefore, respondent no. 2 has no objection to the quashing of the impugned FIR. 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, there was dispute between the parties regarding property which has been amicably settled. It is, therefore, a fit case in which FIR should be quashed. In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition is allowed and the impugned FIR No. 37 dated 19.2.2008, under sections 420, 465, 467, 471, 120-B IPC, Police Station Bholath, District Kapurthala (Annexure P/1), is quashed along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. ( L.N. Mittal ) August 26, 2009 Judge 'dalbir'