IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-8576 of 2010 Date of decision : 12.09.2011 Baljit Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Shilesh Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No. 112 dated 07.12.2007 (Annexure P-1) registered against the petitioner under sections 46,420 & 120-B IPC at police station Kotwali Nabha, District Patiala on the basis of compromise. Learned State counsel seeks to place on record short reply by way of affidavit of Arshdeep Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nabha. The prayer is accepted. Reply is taken on record. Learned State counsel has referred to said reply and submits that petitioner has expired during the pendency of this petition. He has referred to certificate, Annexure R-1/T in support of his contention. None has put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner. Dismissed for non-prosecution. September 12, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE