In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Misc. No. M- 34538 of 2008 Date of Decision:February 02, 2009 Ravinder Singh @ Ravi ---Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Yogesh Goyal,Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Aman Deep Singh Rai, AAG, Punjab Mr.Deepak Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No. 2 SABINA, J. Petitioner-Ravinder Singh @ Ravi has filed this petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter referred to as 'Cr.P.C.') for quashing FIR No. 272 dated 2.12.2005 under Sections 406/420 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Basti Jodhewal District Ludhiana (Annexure P-1) along with consequential proceedings on the basis of the compromise(Annexure P-2). Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner has arrived at a compromise with complainant-respondent No. 2 and has paid him Rs. 1,50,000/-. A perusal of compromise dated 23.9.2008 (Annexure P-2) reveals that the complainant has no objection if the FIR, in question, is Crl. Misc. No. M- 34538 of 2008 -2- quashed or cancelled. Today, petitioner is present with his counsel in the Court and he has submitted an affidavit wherein it has been averred that he has no objection if the FIR. in question, is quashed on the basis of compromise (Annexure P-2) entered between the parties. As per the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Kulwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab, 2007 (3) RCR (Criminal) 1052, High Court has power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to allow the compounding of non-compoundable offence and quash the prosecution where the High Court felt that the same was required to prevent the abuse of the process of any Court or to otherwise secure the ends of justice. This power of quashing is not confined to matrimonial disputes alone. Since the parties have arrived at a compromise no useful purpose would be served by continuing with the criminal proceedings, in the FIR, in question. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed. FIR No. 272 dated 2.12.2005 under Sections 406/420 of the Indian Penal Code registered at Police Station Basti Jodhewal District Ludhiana (Annexure P- 1) along with consequential proceedings qua the petitioner are hereby quashed. (SABINA) JUDGE February 02, 2009 PARAMJIT