Criminal Misc. No. M-14254 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Misc. No. M-14254 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.12.2011. Navneet Khurana ..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Pravindra Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Latika Rao, D.A.G., Haryana, for respondent No.1 – State. Mr. Amit Gupta, Advocate for Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate, for respondent No.2. NAWAB SINGH, J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed by Navneet Khurana under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashing of First Information Report (for short 'FIR') No.435 (Annexure P-1) under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471/120-B of Indian Penal Code registered on September 9th, 2008 in Police Station Civil Lines, Karnal against him and three others viz., Jasdeep Singh, Sunny Kumar and Manish Nandwani on the ground that Balak Ram-complainant has compromised the matter with him. 2. On February 10th, 2011, Daya Chaudhary, J. passed the following order: - “xxx xxx xxx .... Trial Court is directed to record the statements of both the parties to its satisfaction to know its genuineness that the statements are not the result of any pressure or coercion in any manner. The Criminal Misc. No. M-14254 of 2009 (O&M) 2 trial Court is directed to send a report along with statements of the parties with regard to validity or otherwise or the compromise effected between the parties or whether any case is pending against either of the parties or not before the date fixed.” 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, trial Magistrate has sent his report stating therein that Balak Ram-complainant and Navneet Khurana-petitioner have compromised the matter. 4. Learned State counsel has stated that in this case, three others accused are also facing trial, so it shall not be in the interest of justice to quash the FIR in piecemeal. 5. In face of it, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that this petition be dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to raise the plea of having the matter been compromised before the trial Court at the time of framing of charge. 6. In this view of the matter, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to raise the aforesaid plea before the trial Court at the time of framing of charge. 12.12.2011 (NAWAB SINGH) neetu JUDGE