IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-606 of 2009 Date of decision : 14.07.2009 Deepak and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Haryana and another ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Ashok Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Sr. DAG Haryana for the respondent No. 1-State. Mr. Rajiv Joshi, Advocate for respondent No. 2. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 52 dated 10.02.2008 registered under Sections 342, 382, 452, 506 IPC at Police Station Sector 7, Faridabad and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom on the basis of compromise. Counsel for the petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 have pointed out that both the parties are present in Court today. They have been duly identified by their respective counsel. An affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent No. 2 in which it has been stated that petitioners and respondent No. 2 have compromised the matter. Respondent No. 2 has further stated that he has no objection if the FIR and all consequential proceedings be quashed. An affidavit is taken on record as mark 'A'. Learned counsel for the petitioners as well as counsel for respondent No. 2 have drawn the attention of the Court to the settlement Crl. Misc No. M-606 of 2009 -2- arrived at before Lok Adalat, Faridabad, Annexure P-4. They submit that it was settled before the Lok Adalat that the petition for quashing of the instant FIR shall be moved. According to the counsel, the parties have abided by the award of Lok Adalat with regard to all other litigation pending between the parties. Learned counsel for the State submits that in case there is compromise arrived at between the parties, the State will not stand in the way of quashing of the FIR in question. The compromise is in the interest of the parties and after the matter has been resolved by an amicable settlement, no useful purpose is likely to be served with continuance of the criminal proceedings. In view of the above, the present FIR and the consequent proceedings arising therefrom deserve to be quashed in the light of the decision of Full Bench of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others Vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR(Crl.), 1052. Resultantly the present petition is allowed. The FIR in question and the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom are quashed. 14.07.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE