Criminal Misc.-M No. 32805 of 2011 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc.-M No. 32805 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.11.2011 Shamma Sachdeva and others .. Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and another .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. V. K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. K. S. Pannu, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Sachin Sharma, Advocate for the complainant. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of FIR No. 7 dated 12.1.2011, registered under Sections 380, 420, 447, 148, 149 and 120-B IPC, Police Station E-Division, Amritsar. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that vide order dated 6.9.2011 passed by this court in Criminal Misc.-M No. 23957 of 2011, the matter in dispute was referred to the Mediation & Conciliation Centre in this court, where the same has been compromised on 13.10.2011, in terms of which the petitioners are handing over a demand draft of ` 3,50,000/- to the complainant, who is present in court in person. All other terms, namely, surrender of rights between the parties in godown No. 1906/3, Niwi Gali, near Jalianwala Bagh, Amritsar and shop/house No. 2090/3, Gali Kamowali, Jalianwala Bagh, Amritsar have also been completed. The original documents of title pertaining to godown No. Criminal Misc.-M No. 32805 of 2011 [2] 1906/3, Niwi Gali, near Jalianwala Bagh, Amritsar have been handed over to the complainant in court. Considering the fact that all the disputes between the parties have now been settled, the FIR in question be quashed. Learned counsel for the complainant-respondent No. 2 filed affidavit of the complainant dated 14.11.2011 in court admitting the factum of compromise between the parties and also that she will adhere to the terms thereof. Learned counsel submitted that a demand draft No. 075851 dated 17.10.2011, amounting to ` 3,50,000/- drawn on State Bank of India in favour of the complainant has been received by her, who is present in court in person. He further submitted that Civil Suit No. 430 of 2010, titled as “Rajiv Kumar (since deceased) through his LRs and others v. Shamma Sachdeva and others” pending in the court of Shri Rajesh Bhagat, Civil Judge (Junior Division), Amritsar for 7.12.2011 be treated as withdrawn in terms of the settlement arrived at. Complaint No. 2349/1 of 2011, titled as “Dimple v. Punjab State and others” pending before Punjab State Human Rights Commission for 26.12.2011 be also treated as not pressed, as all the disputes between the parties have now been settled. Documents of title in original in possession of the complainant for shop/house No. 2090/3, Gali Kamowali, Jalianwala Bagh, Amritsar have been handed over to petitioner No. 1. Joint statement of petitioner No. 1 and the complainant has been recorded separately. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that dispute between the family members has now been settled in terms of the compromise arrived at between them before the Mediation & Conciliation Centre in this court; both the parties have undertaken to adhere to the terms thereof; a sum of ` 3,50,000/- has been paid by the petitioners to the complainant in court; the original documents of the properties, which fell to the share of either of the parties, have been exchanged; the parties have also surrendered their rights in the godown and the shop/house, as mentioned in the compromise and further the complainant has withdrawn the civil suit pending in the court at Amritsar and a complaint pending before Punjab State Human Rights Commission, in my opinion, the FIR in question deserves to be quashed. Criminal Misc.-M No. 32805 of 2011 [3] Ordered accordingly. The petition stands disposed of. A copy of the order be sent to Civil Judge, Junior Division (Amritsar) to place on the file of case titled as “Rajiv Kumar (since deceased) through his LRs and others v. Shamma Sachdeva and others' and dispose of the same as compromised. A copy be also sent to Punjab State Human Rights Commission, Chandigarh for disposal of the complaint titled as “Dimple v. Punjab State and others” pending before it for 26.12.2011, as not pressed, in terms of settlement of dispute between the parties. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 14.11.2011 mk