IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-10956 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 19th May, 2009 Gurvinder Singh and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Anter Singh Brar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of FIR No.127 dated 12.05.2002 registered at Police Station City Rajpura, District Patiala under Sections 420, 418, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC. It is stated that the FIR be quashed on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2). In the FIR, it has been stated by the complainant that he got one truck financed from Gurjas Transport and Finance Company and he had paid all installments. It has been further stated that accused got duplicate registration of the vehicle and got a loan from Apple Finance Company, Patiala, due to which complainant had to again pay Rs.5,13,000/-. Further facts need not be noticed, as at this stage Mr.Anter Singh Brar, DAG Punjab, on instructions from HC Balbir Singh, has stated that compromise was taken into consideration by the investigating agency Criminal Misc. No. M-10956 of 2009 (O&M) and Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala recommended cancellation of the FIR and accordingly, cancellation report was submitted in the Court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate-cum-Presiding Officer, Mega Lok Adalat, Rajpura. It is stated that cancellation report was not accepted, as offence under Sections 420, 467, 471 and 469 IPC are non-compoundable. Complainant is present in Court today. He has been identified by HC Balbir Singh, who has come present in Court to assist counsel for the State. Taking into consideration the fact that the investigating agency has given due credence to the compromise and the parties have decided to resolve the dispute, I am of the view that this Court should also give due sanctity to the compromise arrived at between the parties. It has been held by a Full Bench of this Court in ‘Kulwinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab and another’, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052 that where a compromise has been arrived at between the parties, no useful purpose will be served by pursuing the criminal litigation. Taking into consideration the ratio of law laid down in Kulwinder Singh’s case (supra), present petition is accepted, and FIR No.127 dated 12.05.2002 registered at Police Station City Rajpura, District Patiala under Sections 420, 418, 465, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, along with all subsequent proceedings, is quashed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 19, 2009 rps 2