Cr.MMO No. 2 of 2009. 9-1-2009: Present: Petitioner with Mr. N.K. Thakur, Advocate for the Petitioner. Respondent No.1 in person. Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General for respondent No.2. The present petition has been filed by the accused- petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with Section 227 of the Constitution for quashing FIR No. 146 of 2007 dated 13-9-2007 registered under Section 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code in Police Station, Baddi District Solan, H.P. which is still under investigation. In the meantime, the complainant Hemant Malhotra and accused Devinder Kumar Sharma have compromised the matter in terms of compromise Annexure-P3. The respondent is also present today. He has admitted the contents of the petition and he has no objection in compounding the matter. Pursuant to the settlement, the respondent has already received a sum of rupees 2 lacs and qua the balance amount, a pay order to the tune of rupees 4,50,000/- has been handed over to him in the Court today by Devinder Kumar Sharma petitioner and there remains nothing to be settled more inter-se the parties and thus the parties have sought the permission to compound the offences. To this effect, his statement has been separately recorded and this fact has been admitted by Devinder Kumar Sharma petitioner. His statement was also recorded. In view of the aforesaid situation, the continuance of the investigation in FIR No. 146 of 2007 dated 13.9.2007 is now un- necessary. The offences as such are permitted to be compounded in view of the compromise Annexure-P3. Consequently, FIR stands quashed and accused petitioner Devinder Kumar Sharma stands discharged. The matter is accordingly disposed of. (Surinder Singh) Judge. January 9, 2009. (bm)